Cardinal-nephew
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cardinal-nephew-164-11102020
title:
Cardinal-nephew
text:
A cardinal-nephew was a cardinal elevated by a pope who was that cardinal's relative. The practice of creating cardinal-nephews originated in the Middle Ages, and reached its apex during the 16th and 17th centuries. The last cardinal-nephew was named in 1689 and the practice was abolished in 1692. The word nepotism originally referred specifically to this practice, when it appeared in the English language about 1669. From the middle of the Avignon Papacy (1309–1377) until Pope Innocent XII's ant
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Nephew or relative of a pope appointed as a cardinal by him
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal-nephew
date created:
2007-06-22T18:40:59Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T23:36:46Z
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