Francesco Barberini
Urban VIII’s nephew and brother of Taddeo and Antonio was created cardinal in 1623. He held diplomatic and governmental posts and assembled an important manuscript library. After Innocent X’s election, he took refuge in France in 1646; he later returned to Rome, where he died in 1679.
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Key details
Birth: 23 September 1597 Documented
Death: 10 December 1679 Documented
Role: Cardinal / Papal nephew
Dynasty: Barberini · ES
Territories: Papal States (ES)
Recorded relationships
Sources for this profile
- Treccani · Francesco Barberini
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Barberini, Francesco
- Treccani · Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
4 recorded claims · 1 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
23 September 1597
The authority record gives the birth as 1597-09-23. - DeathDocumented
10 December 1679
The authority record gives the death as 1679-12-10.
Family and relationships (1/2 with a precise source)
- FatherDocumented
Carlo Barberini
The authority record identifies Carlo Barberini (GND 129459127) as father. - MotherPending review
Costanza Magalotti
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (4)
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.
