Luigi Caetani (July 1595 – 15 April 1642) was an Italian

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of the

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Biography

Caetani was born in Piedimonte. Son of Filippo I Caetani, duke of

Sermoneta Sermoneta is a hill town and ''comune'' in the province of Latina (Lazio), central Italy. It is a walled hill town, with a 13th-century Romanesque cathedral called Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and a massive castle, built by the Caetani f ...

, and Camilla Gaetani dell'Aquila d'Aragona, of the dukes of Traetto. Descendant of the family of

Pope Boniface VIII Pope Boniface VIII ( la, Bonifatius PP. VIII; born Benedetto Caetani, c. 1230 – 11 October 1303) was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 to his death in 1303. The Caetani, Caetani family was of b ...

, great-grand-nephew of Cardinal

Niccolò Caetani Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta (1526–1585) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop. Biography Niccolò Caetani was born in Rome on 23 February 1526, the son of Camillo Caetani, 3rd duke of Sermoneta, a cousin of Pope Paul III, an ...

, grand-nephew of Cardinal

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and nephew of Cardinals Bonifazio Caetani and Antonio Caetani (seniore), he studied first in

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, where his uncle Bonifazio was legate, and then in

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, where he obtained a doctorate in law. He served as

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from 17 March 1624 until his resignation on 1 March 1627. He was ordained a bishop on 12 June 1622 and appointed the

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of Capua on 14 November 1622. Caetani was elevated to cardinal on 19 January 1626 and installed as the

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of S. Pudenziana on 9 February 1626. Cardinal Caetani was consecrated to the episcopacy by

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. Having himself consecrated

Ulderico Carpegna Ulderico Carpegna (24 June 1595 – 24 January 1679) was an Italian jurist and Cardinal. Biography Born at Scavolino, he was from a family of the Roman nobility, connected with the Montefeltro family. He became bishop of Gubbio

, Caetani is in the episcopal lineage of

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and

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

Episcopal succession

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) {{DEFAULTSORT:Caetani, Luigi 17th-century Italian cardinals Cardinals created by Pope Urban VIII 1595 births 1642 deaths Latin Patriarchs of Antioch 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops