Cardinal Giulio Alberoni

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Cardinal Giulio Alberoni was an Italian statesman and cardinal who served as chief minister to King Philip V of Spain and played a key role in shaping Spanish foreign policy in the early 18th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cardinal
diplomat
human
statesman
affiliation King Philip V of Spain NERFINISHED
appointedBy Philip V of Spain NERFINISHED
areaOfActivity Catholic Church hierarchy
European diplomacy
Spanish politics
associatedWith Duchy of Parma
Kingdom of Spain
Philip V of Spain NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Parma
Italy
dateOfBirth 1664-05-21
dateOfDeath 1752-06-26
employer Holy See
Kingdom of Spain
era early 18th century
familyName Alberoni
givenName Giulio
hasHonorificPrefix Cardinal
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned French
Italian
Spanish
memberOf College of Cardinals
nativeLanguage Italian
nobleTitle Cardinal
notableFor influence on early 18th-century Spanish foreign policy
rise from humble origins to chief minister of Spain
notableWork Spanish foreign policy after the War of the Spanish Succession
Spanish intervention in Italy in the 1710s
reorganization of Spanish administration under Philip V
occupation cardinal
diplomat
politician
participantIn War of the Quadruple Alliance
post–War of the Spanish Succession diplomacy
placeOfBirth Piacenza
placeOfBurial Piacenza
placeOfDeath Piacenza
positionHeld Bishop of Málaga
Bishop of Plasencia
Papal legate in the Romagna
cardinal of the Catholic Church
chief minister of Philip V of Spain
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: "Catholic Church"
sexOrGender male

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War of the Quadruple Alliance opposingCommander Cardinal Giulio Alberoni