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Pope Innocent X

1574–1655 · 17th century · Also known as Giovanni Battista Pamphili

Innocent X, born Giovanni Battista Pamphili, was pope from 1644 to 1655. He prosecuted the Barberini nephews of his predecessor, protested against the Peace of Westphalia and condemned five propositions of Jansenism, and his portrait was painted by Diego Velázquez. In 1649 his troops captured and razed Castro, ending the Farnese duchy there.

Pope Innocent X
Image: Diego Velázquez · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Duchy of Castro

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