Ulderico Carpegna (24 June 1595 – 24 January 1679) was an Italian jurist and

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Biography

Born at Scavolino, he was from a family of the Roman nobility, connected with the

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family. He became bishop of Gubbio"Ulderico Carpegna"
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from 1638, resigning by 1643. He was

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for a year from 1648. Consecrated by

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, he became

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in 1666, bishop of Frascati in 1671, and

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in 1675. He died in

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. Through his episcopal consecration of Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni, he is part of the episcopal lineage of

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. He is also connected to the lineage of

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. Carpegna was a patron of

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and commissioned the

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important works of transformation and expansion of his palace at

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. As a token of gratitude, Borromini named the prelate executor of his will and bequeathed him money and objects of considerable value "for", as he wrote, "the infinite debt I have toward him".Salvagni, Isabella. ''Palazzo Carpegna, 1577-1934''. Rome: Edizioni De Luca, 2000, 230 pp., 117 ill., 70 in color The ''Fondo Carpegna'' of the

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contains material relating to Ulderico Carpegna and Gaspare Carpegna.

Episcopal succession

References

External links

Page at the Florida University
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