Carlo Carafa

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Carlo Carafa
Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere
Engraving of Cardinal Carafa, 16th century
ChurchCatholic Church
AppointedJanuary 1560
Term ended6 March 1561
PredecessorGiovanni Battista Consiglieri
SuccessorFrancesco Gonzaga
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Created cardinal7 June 1555
by Pope Paul IV
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born29 March 1517
Naples, Italy
Died6 March 1561(1561-03-06) (aged 43)
Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome
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Carlo Carafa (29 March 1517 – 6 March 1561) was an Italian cardinal, and Cardinal Nephew of Pope Paul IV Carafa, whose policies he directed and whom he served as papal legate in Paris, Venice and Brussels.

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