Alessandro Albani
Roman Catholic cardinal
Died when: 87 years 57 days (1045 months)Star Sign: Libra
Alessandro Albani (15 October 1692 – 11 December 1779) was a Roman Catholic cardinal, but 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 (from 1721) 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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