Not to be confused with his grandfather, Carlo Barberini (1562-1630).

Carlo Barberini (1 June 1630 - 2 October 1704) was an Italian

Italy

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 Catholic cardinal

Cardinal (Catholicism)

A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...

 and member of the Barberini family

Barberini

The Barberini are a family of the Italian nobility that rose to prominence in 17th century Rome. Their influence peaked with the election of Cardinal Maffeo Barberini to the papal throne in 1623, as Pope Urban VIII...

. He was the grand-nephew of Maffeo Barberini (Pope Urban VIII

Pope Urban VIII

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) and son of Taddeo Barberini

Taddeo Barberini

Taddeo Barberini was an Italian nobleman of the House of Barberini who became Prince of Palestrina and Gonfalonier of the Church; commander of the Papal Army. He was a nephew of Pope Urban VIII and brother of Cardinals Francesco Barberini and Antonio Barberini...

 (Prince of Palestrina

Palestrina

Palestrina is an ancient city and comune with a population of about 18,000, in Lazio, c. 35 km east of Rome...

).

Biography

Carlo Barberini was born 1 June 1630 in Rome. He was the son of Taddeo Barberini

Taddeo Barberini

Taddeo Barberini was an Italian nobleman of the House of Barberini who became Prince of Palestrina and Gonfalonier of the Church; commander of the Papal Army. He was a nephew of Pope Urban VIII and brother of Cardinals Francesco Barberini and Antonio Barberini...

, Prince of Palestrina and Anna Colonna

Anna Colonna

Anna Colonna was an Italian noblewoman of the Colonna and Barberini families and Princess of Paliano-Biography:Colonna was born in 1601; the daughter of Filippo Colonna, Prince of Paliano and Lucrezia Tomacelli, dei signori di Galatro, and was thus Princess of Paliano.On 14 October 1627, at age...

, daughter of Filippo I Colonna

Filippo I Colonna

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. He was the younger brother of Lucrezia Barberini

Lucrezia Barberini

Lucrezia Barberini was an Italian noblewoman and, by marriage, Duchess of Modena. Born into the Barberini family, she was the last wife of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena.-Biography:...

 and the older brother of Maffeo Barberini. He was the nephew of Taddeo's cardinal brothers, Francesco Barberini (Senior)

Francesco Barberini (seniore)

Francesco Barberini was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. The nephew of Pope Urban VIII , he benefited immensely from the nepotism practiced by his uncle...

 and Antonio Barberini

Antonio Barberini

Antonio Barberini was an Italian Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, military leader, patron of the arts and a prominent member of the House of Barberini. As one of the cardinal-nephews of Pope Urban VIII and a supporter of France, he played a significant role at a number of the papal...

 and was himself the uncle of Francesco Barberini (Junior)

Francesco Barberini (iuniore)

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, the son of his brother Maffeo.

Barberini and his younger brother Maffeo played a role in reconciling the Barberini family with the papacy (at that stage Pope Innocent X

Pope Innocent X

Pope Innocent X , born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj , was Pope from 1644 to 1655. Born in Rome of a family from Gubbio in Umbria who had come to Rome during the pontificate of Pope Innocent IX, he graduated from the Collegio Romano and followed a conventional cursus honorum, following his uncle...

) after the Wars of Castro

Wars of Castro

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. Maffeo married a niece of Pope Innocent X and Carlo was elevated to cardinal by Pope Innocent X in 1653.

Barberini participated in 7 papal conclaves. Barberini was the cardinal deacon of the titulus of San Cesareo in Palatio

San Cesareo in Palatio

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 (August 18, 1653), then of S. Angelo in Pescheria (November 14, 1667) and finally of S. Maria in Cosmedin (December 2, 1675). He was later promoted to rank of cardinal-priest of the titulus of S. Maria della Pace (September 27, 1683). After becoming protopriest

Protopriest

Protopriest — in the College of Cardinals, is the first Cardinal-Priest in the order of precedence. This title is always attached to the most senior Cardinal Priest according to date of his creation. From the 17th century until the end of 19th century Protopriest usually opted for the titulus San...

 of the Sacred College, he was transferred to the title of S. Lorenzo in Lucina, proper of senior cardinal-priest (April 30, 1685). In 1667 he was named archpriest of the Vatican Basilica.

Carlo Barberini acted in the papal curia as cardinal-protector of the Duchy of Savoy (from 1671) and of the Kingdom of Poland (from 1681).

He died on 2 October 1704.