Francesco Maria Macchiavelli

His Eminence Francesco Maria Macchiavelli
Cardinal, Bishop of Ferrara
Church	Catholic Church
See	Ferrara
Appointed	11 October 1638
Term ended	22 November 1653
Predecessor	Lorenzo Magalotti
Successor	Carlo Pio di Savoia
Other post(s)	Patriarch of Constantinople
Orders
Consecration	1639 (Bishop)
Created cardinal	16 December 1641
Personal details
Born	1608 (1608) Florence
Died	November 22, 1653(1653-11-22) (aged 44–45) Ferrara

Francesco Maria Macchiavelli (1608 – 22 November 1653) was an Italian Catholic cardinal. Born in Florence, he was bishop of Ferrara from 1638 to 1653.[1][2][3][4][5]

He was made a cardinal on the 16 December 1641 by Pope Urban VIII, was the nephew of cardinal Lorenzo Magalotti and the cousin of cardinals Francesco Barberini the elder and Antonio Barberini the younger.

He died at Ferrara in 1653.

References

1. Sansa, Renato (2006). "Macchiavelli, Francesco Maria". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 67: Macchi–Malaspina (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
2. David Cheney. "Francesco Maria Cardinal Macchiavelli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
3. Salvador Miranda. "Macchiavelli, Francesco Maria". Retrieved 19 December 2018.
4. Paliotto, Lorenzo (2006). Ferrara nel Seicento : quotidianità tra potere legatizio e governo pastorale (in Italian). Vol. 2. Ferrara: Cartografica. pp. 64–76. ISBN 8888630066.
5. Manini, Giuseppe Ferranti (1808). Compendio della Storia sacra e politica di Ferrara (in Italian). Vol. Tomo III. Ferrara: Bianchi e Negri. pp. 193–205.