Camillo Cybo

Camillo Cybo in 1729 after he was elevated to Cardinal

Camillo Cybo Malaspina[1] (April 25, 1681 in Massa Carrara – January 12, 1743 in Rome) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church.[2]

Early life

Born into the aristocratic Cybo Malaspina family, he was the son of Carlo II Cybo, duke of Massa, who was a descendant of Pope Innocent VIII and Teresa Pamfili. Cybo was great grand nephew of Pope Innocent X, and nephew of Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili.[3][4]

Ecclesiastical career

Styles of
Camillo Cybo
Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal
See Patriarchy of Constantinople

Patronage of the arts

As many important figures of the time, Cybo was a patron of the arts. One of his proteges was Pietro Locatelli, who dedicated his Concerti Grossi Op 1 to him in 1721.[5]

References

  1. ↑ The family name is sometimes also spelled Cibo
  2. 1 2 "Camillo Cardinal Cibo (Cybo)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 Miranda, Salvador. "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church – Biographical Dictionary – Consistory of March 23, 1729". Florida International University. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Williams, p.112
  5. ↑ Mac Veigh, p. 206

Bibliography

  • Williams, George L. (2004). Papal Genealogy: The Families And Descendants Of The Popes. McFarland. ISBN 9780786420711. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
  • Mac Veigh, Simon; Hirshberg, Jehoash (2004). The Italian Solo Concerto, 1700–1760: Rhetorical Strategies and Style History. Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843830924. Retrieved 2012-12-26.


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