Luigi Omodei (20 March 1657, in

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– 18 August 1706, in

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) was a cardinal of Italian descent. His uncle Luigi Omodei (1607–1685) was also a cardinal.

Life

His parents were the Milanese nobleman Agostino Omodei, marquess of Almonacid in Spain, and his third wife Maria Pacheco de Moura, from Madrid. He fulfilled several duties in the

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and was made a cardinal by

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in the consistory of 13 February 1690. He took part in the

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and

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conclaves.

Sources

* 1657 births 1706 deaths 17th-century Italian cardinals Cardinals created by Pope Alexander VIII 18th-century Italian cardinals {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub