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Carlo Alberto Guidoboni Cavalchini

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Carlo Alberto Guidoboni Cavalchini[1] (26 July 1683 – 7 March 1774) was an Italian Cardinal. Considered papabile in the Papal conclave, 1758, he was vetoed by Louis XV of France under the jus exclusivae.

A lawyer by education, he became titular archbishop of Filippi in 1728,[2] and was created Cardinal in 1743. He became bishop of Albano in 1759 and bishop of Ostia in 1763. Dean of the College of Cardinals 1763–74.

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  1. ^ Or Guidobono.
  2. ^ Kerber, Peter Björn (2017-05-09). Eyewitness Views: Making History in Eighteenth-Century Europe. Getty Publications. ISBN 978-1-60606-525-9.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace
1743–1759
Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
1759–1763
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the College of Cardinals
1763–1774
Succeeded by
Records
Preceded by Oldest living Member of the Sacred College
2 May 1770 - 7 March 1774
Succeeded by