Niccolo I Ludovisi (1610 ^[1] ? 25 December 1664) was Prince of Piombino from 1634 until his death.

Family [ edit ]

He was the son of Orazio Ludovisi , patrician of Bologna and commander-in-chief of the Papal Army (as well as a brother of Pope Gregory XV ), and Lavinia Albergati . He was the nephew of later-Cardinal Niccolo Albergati-Ludovisi . He was a brother of Ludovico Ludovisi who was made a cardinal by their uncle the pope.

Marriages and legacy [ edit ]

Ludovisi was married three times.

He married firstly on 30 November 1622 to Isabella Gesualdo (1611?1629), princess of Venosa , ^[2]

• Lavinia (1627?1634), died in childhood

In 1632 Niccolo married secondly to Polissena Appiani (?-1642), the daughter and heiress of Isabella Appiani , Princess of Piombino .

• Gregorio Filippo (1633-c.1637), died in childhood

His third marriage in 1644 was to Costanza Pamphili (1627?1665), niece of Pope Innocent X ^[3] and the sister of Camillo Pamphili who married Ludovisi's niece, Olimpia Aldobrandini .

• Giovan Battista (1647?1699), Prince of Piombino from 1664
• Olimpia (1656?1700), Princess of Piombino (1700), unmarried
• Lavinia (1659?1682), married Giangirolamo, Duke of Atri but had no issue
• Ippolita (1663?1733), Princess of Piombino (1700?1733), married Gregorio II Boncompagni and had issue
• Nicolina (c.1664 ? 1665), died in infancy

Niccolo Ludovisi died in Cagliari and was succeeded in his state by his son Giovan Battista Ludovisi .

Titles [ edit ]

Niccolo was recognized as the prince in 1634 after paying one million florins . He also inherited his father's titles, becoming marquis of Populonia and duke of Fiano .

He was Spanish viceroy in Aragon (1660?1662) and Sardinia (1662?1664) and in 1657 he was named a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece .

References [ edit ]

Literature [ edit ]

Klaus Jaitner, Die Hauptinstruktionen Gregors XV.: Fur die Nuntien und Gesandten an den europaischen Furstenhofen, 1621-1623 , Bibliothek des Deutsches Historisches Institut in Rom, Max Niemeyer Verlag, 1997, pp. 167?178. ISBN   3-484-80146-8 , ISBN   978-3-484-80146-2