Girolamo Dandini was an Italian cardinal and the first to serve as Cardinal Secretary of State in the Roman Curia. By the time of Pope Innocent X (1644-1655), the secretary of state was always a cardinal, and Pope Innocent XII (1691-1700) abolished the office of cardinal nephew in 1692.
Writers born in the 1500s 6
About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1509 to 1559 · aged 50
Written about in
8 languages
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