Biography
Lodovico Altieri was born as the son of Paluzzo Altieri and Maria Anna di Sassonia in Rome. He was ordained on 24 March 1833. He was created a Privy chamberlain by Pope Leo XII. In the pontificate of Pope Gregory XVI he was named qualificator of the Congregation of the Holy Office while he served as vicar of the School of Santa Maria in Via Lata. During this time he also served as secretary of the Congregation of Studies.
He was appointed titular archbishop of Ephesus on 11 July 1836 by Pope Gregory XVI and was consecrated on 17 July of that year by Pope Gregory, and appointed Nuncio to Austria the next day.
He was created Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Campitelli (deaconry elevated pro hac vice to title) but only in pectore in the consistory of December 14, 1840. His name was published in the consistory of April 21, 1845. He participated in the conclave of 1846 that elected Pope Pius IX. He was a member of the triumvirate that governed Rome between July 1849 and April 1850 after the short-lived Roman Republic. He was Secretary of the Congregation for Memorials serving from 1855 to 1857. He was appointed Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church on 19 March 1857 and held the post until his death. He opted for the order of cardinal bishops, taking the suburbicarian see of Albano on 17 December 1860. He was appointed Prefect of the Congregation of the Index by Pope Pius on 5 September 1861. He was appointed Archpriest of the Basilica of St. John Lateran on 8 March 1863. During the cholera epidemic that affected his diocese, he assisted the sick and the dying and he himself contracted the malady, dying in 1867. His funeral took place in the church of Santa Maria in Campitelli.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Tommaso Riario Sforza |
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church 19 March 1857–11 August 1867 |
Succeeded by Filippo de Angelis |
| Preceded by Costantino Patrizi Naro |
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano 17 December 1860–11 August 1867 |
Succeeded by Camillo di Pietro |
| Preceded by Benedetto Colonna Barberini di Sciarra |
Archpriest of the Basilica of St. John Lateran 8 March 1863–11 August 1867 |
Succeeded by Costantino Patrizi Naro |
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| Persondata | |
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| Name | Altieri, Ludovico |
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| Short description | Catholic cardinal |
| Date of birth | 17 July 1805 |
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| Date of death | 11 August 1867 |
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