List of Famous people with last name Carafa

Carlo Carafa

First Name Carlo
Last Name Carafa
Died on March 14, 1561
Born in Italy, Campania

Carlo Carafa of a distinguished family of Naples, vicious and talented was successively condottiero in the service of France and of Spain, vying for their protectorates in Italy until 1555, when he was made a cardinal, to 1559 the all-powerful favourite and Cardinal Nephew of Pope Paul IV Carafa, whose policies he directed and whom he served as papal legate in Paris, Venice and Brussels. According to the Jesuit, later Cardinal, Francesco Sforza Pallavicino, writing the history of the Council of Trent, his subtlety of spirit and grace of address, physical courage and instinct for glory were overridden by his insatiable thirst for power.

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Michele Carafa

Michele Enrico Francesco Vincenzo Aloisio Paolo Carafa de Colobrano
First Name Michele
Last Name Carafa
Died on July 26, 1872
Born in Italy, Campania

Michele Enrico Francesco Vincenzo Aloisio Paolo Carafa di Colobrano was an Italian opera composer. He was born in Naples and studied in Paris with Luigi Cherubini. He was Professor of counterpoint at the Paris Conservatoire from 1840 to 1858. One of his notable pupils was Achille Peri.

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Antonio Carafa

First Name Antonio
Last Name Carafa
Died on January 13, 1591
Born in Italy, Campania

Antonio Carafa was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal from the House of Carafa.

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Alfonso Carafa

First Name Alfonso
Last Name Carafa
Born on July 16, 1540
Died on August 29, 1565 (aged 25)
Born in Italy, Campania

Alfonso Carafa was a member of one of the oldest noble families of Naples and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. His father was Antonio, Marquis of Montebello, whose uncle, Gian Pietro Carafa, ascended the papal throne in 1555 as Pope Paul IV.

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Pier Luigi Carafa

First Name Pier
Last Name Carafa
Born on July 18, 1581
Died on February 15, 1655 (aged 73)
Born in Italy, Campania

Pier Luigi Carafa (Senior) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and a member of the Roman Curia.

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Pierluigi Carafa

First Name Pierluigi
Born on July 4, 1677
Died on December 15, 1755 (aged 78)
Born in Italy, Campania

Pierluigi Carafa, Junior was an Italian cardinal from the famous Neapolitan family of Italian nobles, clergy, and men of arts. He served the papacy as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals and as Dean of same College. He is currently buried at Sant'Andrea delle Fratte in Rome.

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Decio Carafa

First Name Decio
Last Name Carafa
Born on November 30, 1555
Died on January 23, 1626 (aged 70)
Born in Italy, Campania

Decio Carafa (1556–1626) was an Archbishop of Naples who had previously served as papal nuncio to the Spanish Netherlands (1606–1607) and to Habsburg Spain (1607–1611).

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Gianvincenzo Carafa

First Name Gianvincenzo
Born on November 30, 1476
Died on January 1, 1541 (aged 64)
Born in Italy, Campania

Gianvincenzo Carafa (1477–1541) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

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Diomede Carafa

First Name Diomede
Last Name Carafa
Born on January 7, 1492
Died on August 12, 1560 (aged 68)
Born in Italy, Campania

Diomede Carafa (1492–1560) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

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Oliviero Carafa

First Name Oliviero
Last Name Carafa
Born on March 10, 1430
Died on January 20, 1511 (aged 80)

Oliviero Carafa, in Latin: Oliverius Carafa, was an Italian cardinal and diplomat of the Renaissance. Like the majority of his era's prelates, he displayed the lavish and conspicuous standard of living that was expected of a prince of the Church. In his career he set an example of conscientiousness for his contemporaries and mentored his relative, Giovanni Pietro Carafa, who was also "Cardinal Carafa" from 1536 to 1555, when he became Pope Paul IV.

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