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Alexander VII
Fabio Chigi, from Siena and papal nuncio in Münster during the Westphalian negotiations, was pope from 1655 to 1667. He commissioned Bernini’s colonnade for St Peter’s Square and received Christina of Sweden in Rome.
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Key details
Birth: 1599 Documented
Death: 1667 Documented
Role: Pope
Dynasty: Chigi · ES
Territories: Papal States (ES)
Recorded governments and reigns
Pope · Papal States · Pontificate Pending review1655–1667Effective rule
Recorded relationships
Parents
Flavio Chigi · ESPending reviewLaura Marsili · ESPending review
Sources for this profile
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Alexander VII., Papst
- Treccani · Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
5 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1599
The authority record gives the birth as 1599. - DeathDocumented
1667
The authority record gives the death as 1667.
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Flavio Chigi
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Laura Marsili
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Pope · Papal States · 1655–1667
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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