Not to be confused with Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz (1310–1367) who was also a Cardinal.

Gil de Albornoz (1579 - 19 December 1649) was a Spanish

Spain

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 Catholic

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 Cardinal

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 who led the Spanish delegation within the College of Cardinals

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 at the Papal Conclave of 1644

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Biography

Albornoz was born in 1579 in Talavera de la Reina, Spain

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, the son of of Francisco de Albornoz (a Knight of the Military Order of Calatrava

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) and Felipa de Espinosa (niece of the powerful Cardinal Diego de Espinosa

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). He was educated as a civil lawyer

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 at the Oviedo

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 and Salamanca universities.

He was appointed Archbishop of Taranto in 1630. He was elevated to Cardinal in August of 1630 and became a valued religious advisor to King Philip IV of Spain

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. He helped to maintain pressure on francophile

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 Pope Urban VIII

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 and led negotiations with the Pope relating to the Wars of Castro

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. He was the appointed representative of Spain in the Sacred College of Cardinals from 1632.

He was appointed Governor of the Duchy of Milan between July 1634 and November 1635.

Papal conclave of 1644

Albornoz participated in the Papal Conclave of 1644

Papal conclave, 1644

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 which elected Pope Innocent X

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, presenting the Spanish veto against the election of Cardinal Giulio Cesare Sacchetti

Giulio Cesare Sacchetti

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, promoted by Antonio Barberini

Antonio Barberini

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 and France

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´s PM, Cardinal Jules Mazarin. Although he was urged to return to Spain, he continued residing in Rome until his death on 19 December 1649. He was buried in the church of S. Anna nel Quirinale, Rome

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Name

In some Italian documents he is known as "Egidio Carillo Albornozio". His name is the same as 14th century Spanish Cardinal and military leader Gil Alvarez de Albornoz

Gil Alvarez De Albornoz

Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz was a Spanish cardinal and ecclesiastical leader.-Early years:Albornoz was born at Carrascosa del Campo, early in the 14th century. He was the son of Gil Állvarez de Albornoz and of Doña Teresa de Luna, sister of Jimeno de Luna, archbishop of Toledo and a member...

 who is referred to extensively in many documents and with whom Albornoz is regularly confused.

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