Alessandro Albani
Alessandro Albani should be best remembered as a leading collector of antiquities, dealer and art patron in Rome. He supported the art historian, Johann Joachim Winckelmann and commissioned paintings from Anton Raphael Mengs. As a cardinal he furthered the interests of the governments of Austria, Savoy and Britain against those of France and Spain; he was a noted jurist and papal administrator in his earlier career. Upon his death he was the Last cardinal created by Pope Innocent XIII.
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Date of Birth
October 15th, 1692
Age
332
Birth Place
Italy, Marche
Date of Death
December 11st, 1779
Died Aged
87
Star Sign
Libra
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