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Pope Alexander VII

1599 to 1667 3 documented presences 2 places

Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Pope Alexander VII across 2 places, from 1606 to 1656. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Pope Alexander VII (13 February 1599 to 22 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death, in May 1667.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Pope Alexander VII was documented, and when

1606year
Kingdom of Candiaattested “When the Venetians called for help in Crete against the Ottoman Turks, the Pope extracted in return a promise that the Jesuits should be permitted back in Venetian territory, from which they had been expelled in 1606.” source: Wikipedia: Pope Alexander VII
1655year
Romeattested “After her abdication the queen came to reside in Rome, where she was confirmed in her baptism by the Pope, in whom she found a generous friend and benefactor, on Christmas Day, 1655.” source: Wikipedia: Pope Alexander VII
24 April 1656exact date
Romeattested “In the first year of his reign, Alexander VII lived simply and forbade his relatives even to visit Rome, but in the consistory of 24 April 1656, he announced that his brother and nephews would be moving to the capital to assist him.” source: Wikipedia: Pope Alexander VII

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Places Pope Alexander VII is documented in

Rome2 presences · 1655 to 1656
Kingdom of Candia1 presence · 1606

Other places tied to Pope Alexander VII in the record

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1627year
Ferraramentioned “In 1627 he began his apprenticeship as vice-papal legate at Ferrara, and on recommendations from two cardinals he was appointed Inquisitor of Malta.” source: Wikipedia: Pope Alexander VII
December 1634month
Romementioned “Chigi was ordained a priest in Rome in December 1634.” source: Wikipedia: Pope Alexander VII
11 June 1639exact date
Colognementioned “Bishop Chigi was named nuncio in Cologne (1639–1651) on 11 June 1639.” source: Wikipedia: Pope Alexander VII
December 1651month
Romementioned “Pope Innocent X (1644–1655) recalled Chigi to Rome and, in December 1651, named him Secretary of State.” source: Wikipedia: Pope Alexander VII
1664year
Formellomentioned “Cardinal Flavio began work on the Villa Chigi-Versaglia at Formello in 1664.” source: Wikipedia: Pope Alexander VII
1664year
Romementioned “By his abuse of the traditional right of asylum granted to ambassadorial precincts in Rome, Crequi precipitated a quarrel between France and the papacy, which resulted in Alexander VII's temporary loss of Avignon and his forced acceptanc…” source: Wikipedia: Pope Alexander VII

Documented at the same place, the same year

Pope Clement XRome · 1655Carlo FontanaRome · 1655

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