Ferdinando d'Adda

Ferdinando d'Adda (27 August 1649 27 January 1719) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal, bishop and diplomat. As a member of the family of the counts of Adda, he was a kinsman of Pope Innocent XI, who conferred upon him the titular abbacy of a famous abbey.


Ferdinando d'Adda
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Ferdinando d'Adda, in a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller
ChurchCatholic Church
Orders
Consecration1 May 1687
by Dominic Maguire
Created cardinal6 May 1690
by Alexander VIII
Personal details
Born27 August 1649
Died27 January 1719 (age 68)
Rome, Papal States
BuriedSan Carlo ai Catinari
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