Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona
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Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona , (1536 or 1536–1600), was an Italian Cardinal
, from Naples
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He was the son of condottiero Alfonso d'Avalos d´Aquino, (1502–1546). He constructed there a castle, in 1563, and created Terra Murata.
His mother was Maria d´Aragona, from the family of the Dukes of Montalto
After a period as lay administrator (he was for a while Chancellor of the Kingdom of Naples
, he was made bishop of Mileto in 1566, bishop of Sabina in 1586, bishop of Frascati in 1589, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina in 1591.
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...
, from Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
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He was the son of condottiero Alfonso d'Avalos d´Aquino, (1502–1546). He constructed there a castle, in 1563, and created Terra Murata.
His mother was Maria d´Aragona, from the family of the Dukes of Montalto
Montalto
-Town names:* Montalto delle Marche - Municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy* Montalto Uffugo - Municipality in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy* Montalto Dora - Municipality in the province of Turin, Piedmont, Italy...
After a period as lay administrator (he was for a while Chancellor of the Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...
, he was made bishop of Mileto in 1566, bishop of Sabina in 1586, bishop of Frascati in 1589, bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina in 1591.