Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal)

His Eminence

Pietro Ottoboni
His Eminence; Pietro Ottoboni
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri
	Portrait by Francesco Trevisani
Church	Catholic Church
Appointed	14 June 1726
Term ended	29 February 1740
Other post(s)	Archpriest of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran; Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church; Secretary of the Roman Inquisition
Previous post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1725‍–‍1730); Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1730‍–‍1735);
Orders
Ordination	13 July 1724 (deacon); 14 July 1724 (priest)
Consecration	4 February 1725; by Benedict XIII
Created cardinal	7 November 1689; by Alexander VIII
Rank	Cardinal-bishop
Personal details
Born	2 July 1667; Venice, Republic of Venice
Died	29 February 1740 (aged 72); Rome, Papal States
Buried	San Lorenzo in Damaso

Pietro Ottoboni (2 July 1667 – 28 February 1740) was an Italian cardinal and grandnephew of Pope Alexander VIII,^[1] who was also born Pietro Ottoboni. He is remembered especially as a great patron of music and art. Ottoboni was the last person to hold the curial office of cardinal-nephew, which was abolished by Alexander's successor, Pope Innocent XII, in 1692. Ottoboni '"loved pomp, prodigality, and sensual pleasure, but was in the same time kind, ready to serve, and charitable."^[2]

^ Kelly, Cathie C. (2003). "Ottoboni, Cardinal Pietro". Grove Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T064225. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4.
^ Harris, Ellen T. (October 6, 2004). Handel as Orpheus: Voice and Desire in the Chamber Cantatas. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674015982 – via Google Books.

[gao-1] Kelly, Cathie C. (2003). "Ottoboni, Cardinal Pietro". Grove Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T064225. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4.

[auto-2] Harris, Ellen T. (October 6, 2004). Handel as Orpheus: Voice and Desire in the Chamber Cantatas. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674015982 – via Google Books.

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