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Ugo Pietro Spinola
His Eminence; Ugo Pietro Spinola
Pro-Datary of the Apostolic Dataria
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	29 April 1844
Term ended	21 January 1858
Predecessor	Bartolomeo Pacca
Successor	Mario Mattei
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti (1832–58); Camerlengo for the College of Cardinals (1857–58);
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Thebae (1826–32); Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1826–32);
Orders
Ordination	23 December 1815
Consecration	12 November 1826; by Giuseppe Maria Spina
Created cardinal	30 September 1831 (in pectore); 2 July 1832 (revealed); by Pope Gregory XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Ugo Pietro Spinola; 29 June 1791; Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died	21 January 1858 (aged 66); Rome, Papal States
Buried	Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti
Parents	Francesco Maria Spinola; Eugenia Pallavicini

Ugo Pietro Spinola (29 June 1791 – 21 January 1858) 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 (both civil and canon law) in 1814).^[1]

He was ordained on 23 December 1815 and was named a papal delegate (diplomat) to various cities including:^[2]

He was elected titular archbishop of Thebae in 1826 and Apostolic Nuncio to Austria between 1826 and 1832.

In 1832 Spinola was revealed as a cardinal, having been elevated to cardinal (in pectore) 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. (Note: some records indicate he may have died on either 23 or 24 January 1858)