Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphilj
Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphilj , also Pamphili, (born February 21, 1622 in Naples , † July 26, 1666 in Rome ) was general of the papal army and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church . He came from the Umbrian noble family of the Pamphilj . His uncle , his father's brother, was Giovanni Battista Pamphilj, who later became Pope Innocent X (1644–1655).
history
The father of Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphilj was the nobleman Pamphilio Pamphilj, who was married to Olimpia Maidalchini . They moved to Naples after their father's brother, who was apostolic nuncio in the Kingdom of Naples, took office. Here Camillo Francesco studied humanism , philosophy , mathematics and architecture . When his uncle Giovanni Battista took over the nunciature in Madrid , his nephew followed him.
After the death of his father, the family relationship between his mother Olimpia Maidalchini and her brother-in-law Giovanni Battista intensified; she exercised a considerable influence on the choice of her brother-in-law as the future pope. After the election of his uncle as Pope Innocent X. he was appointed general of the papal army and led the armed forces in the fight against the Duchy of Castro .
On November 14, 1644, he was elevated to cardinal deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica . At the age of twenty-two he was considered a gallant and kind youth and showed an interest in young women. The widow of the Duke of Borghese († 1646), née Olimpia Aldobrandini , did it to him .
family
On January 21, 1647 he resigned from his ecclesiastical offices and married on February 10, 1647 Olimpia Aldobrandini. From this marriage there were four children:
- Flaminia Pamphilj († 1709),
- Teresa Pamphili (1650-1704),
- Anna Pamphilj (1652-1728). Anna married the Genoese Giovanni Andreas Doria in 1671 , moved into the Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome and is considered the founder of the Doria-Pamphilj-Landi branch, which only became extinct in 1958 in the male line
- Giambattista Pamphili († 1717)
literature
- Benedetta Borello: Pamphili, Camillo. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 80: Ottone I-Pansa. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2014.
Web links
- Entry on Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphilj on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- Pamphilj, Camillo Francesco Maria. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed July 20, 2016. (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pamphilj, Camillo Francesco Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal and papal general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1622 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1666 |
| Place of death | Rome |