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Benedetto Accolti the Younger
1497Oct, 29

Benedetto Accolti the Younger

Benedetto Accolti the Younger, Italian cardinal (d. 1549)
Benedetto Accolti the younger (29 October 1497 – 21 September 1549) was an Italian cardinal. He was born in Florence, Italy, the son of Michele Accolti, patrician of Arezzo, and Lucrezia Alamanni. He died in Florence of an apoplexy. He was nephew of Cardinal Pietro Accolti and was called "Il Giovane" or the Cardinal of Ravenna.

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