12 Facts About Ludovico Ludovisi

Ludovico Ludovisi was an Italian cardinal and statesman of the Roman Catholic Church.

Ludovico Ludovisi was an art connoisseur who formed a famous collection of antiquities, housed at the Villa Ludovisi in Rome.

Ludovico Ludovisi was born in Bologna, then part of the Papal States, the son of Orazio Ludovisi and Lavinia Albergati.

Ludovico Ludovisi's uncle had great faith in his judgement and energy and was in need of a strong and able assistant to help govern the Papal States.

Ludovico Ludovisi, it is true, advanced the interests of his family in every possible way, but he used his brilliant talents and his great influence for the welfare of the Church, and was sincerely devoted to the pope.

Ludovico Ludovisi served briefly as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church.

Ludovico Ludovisi continued as prefect of the sacred consulta of the Propaganda Fide and Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church.

Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi is remembered as a connoisseur and patron of arts.

Ludovico Ludovisi paid for the construction of the Jesuit Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio and Palazzo Ludovisi, where Gian Lorenzo Bernini was his architect.

Ludovico Ludovisi employed Alessandro Algardi to restore other finds, some of which were unearthed in the grounds of the Villa itself.

The Ludovico Ludovisi collection was enlarged with purchases from Cardinal Altemps' collection, all housed at the splendid Villa Ludovico Ludovisi, which he surrounded with gardens.

At the casino of the Villa, Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi employed Carlo Maderno to rebuild a simple house further up the hill.