Ugo Pietro Spinola


Ugo Pietro Spinola was a Catholic cardinal and was Apostolic Nuncio to Austria and camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals.

Early life

Spinola was born on 29 June 1791 in Genoa.
He was educated at the Collegio dei Protonotari in Rome where he received a doctorate in utroque iuris.

Priesthood

He was ordained on 23 December 1815 and was named a papal delegate to various cities including:
He was elected titular archbishop of Thebae in 1826 and Apostolic Nuncio to Austria between 1826 and 1832.

Cardinalate

In 1832 Spinola was revealed as a cardinal, having been elevated to cardinal in 1831. He was appointed Abbot commendatario of Subiaco in 1838 and held this position until 1842. He participated in the Papal Conclave of 1846 which elected Pope Pius IX. Between 1857 and 1858 he held the post of camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals.
He died on 21 January 1858 in Rome.