Olimpia Maidalchini

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Olimpia Maidalchini was a powerful 17th-century Italian noblewoman and influential sister-in-law of Pope Innocent X, long rumored to have dominated papal politics and finances during his reign.

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Olimpia Maidalchini canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century Italian aristocracy ⓘ
Italian noblewoman ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith Pamphilj papal nepotism ⓘ
birthDate 1591-05-26 ⓘ
birthPlace Lazio ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
Viterbo ⓘ
burialPlace San Martino al Cimino ⓘ
church of San Martino al Cimino ⓘ
connectedTo College of Cardinals ⓘ
Papal court of Innocent X ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Papal States ⓘ
deathDate 1657-09-27 ⓘ
deathPlace Papal States ⓘ
San Martino al Cimino ⓘ
near Viterbo ⓘ
era Counter-Reformation Italy ⓘ
ethnicGroup Italian ⓘ
family Maidalchini family ⓘ
Pamphili family ⓘ
linked to: Pamphilj family
hasReputation alleged to have dominated papal decision-making ⓘ
associated with nepotism in the Papal States ⓘ
politically powerful woman in the papal court ⓘ
historicalRole de facto power broker in the Papal States under Innocent X ⓘ
influenced appointments to church offices ⓘ
distribution of papal benefices ⓘ
financial policies of the Papal States ⓘ
languageSpoken Italian ⓘ
movement Roman Baroque court culture ⓘ
name Olimpia Maidalchini ⓘ
notableEvent decline in power after the death of Innocent X in 1655 ⓘ
rise in influence after the election of Innocent X in 1644 ⓘ
notableFor influence on papal finances ⓘ
influence on papal politics ⓘ
influence over Pope Innocent X ⓘ
partOf Roman nobility ⓘ
portrayedAs “papessa” (female pope) in later tradition ⓘ
positionHeld informal political adviser at the papal court ⓘ
relative Pope Innocent X ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Palazzo Pamphilj ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sisterInLawOf Pope Innocent X ⓘ
spouse Pamphilio Pamphili ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ
Baroque era ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pamphilj family → notableMember → Olimpia Maidalchini ⓘ
Camillo Pamphilj → mother → Olimpia Maidalchini ⓘ
subject linked to: Cardinal Camillo Pamphilj
Olimpia Maidalchini → name → Olimpia Maidalchini ⓘ
Camillo Pamphilj → mother → Olimpia Maidalchini ⓘ
Innocent X Pamphilj → notableFamilyMember → Olimpia Maidalchini ⓘ