Ferdinando d'Adda

Catholic cardinal
Person human Q1366303
Ferdinando d'Adda
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Summary

Ferdinando d'Adda was born on September 1, 1650[1], in Milan[2]. He died on January 27, 1719[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], and legatus[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: August 27, 1650[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Duchy of Milan[10]
  • Position held: cardinal[11], cardinal-bishop[12], titular archbishop[13], apostolic nuncio to United Kingdom[14]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Commons category: Ferdinando d'Adda[17]
  • Family name: D'Adda[18]
  • Given name: Ferdinando[19]
  • Depicted by: Ferdinando d'Adda (1649 - 1717), Papal Nuncio[20]
  • Described by source: BEIC Digital Library[21], The Catholic Encyclopedia[22]
  • Participant in: 1700 papal conclave[23], 1691 papal conclave[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[25]
  • Consecrator: Dominic Maguire[26], John Leyburn[27], John O’Mollony[28]
  • P14608: 1019726288[29]
  • P14611: 188173[30]

Why It Matters

Ferdinando d'Adda has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Ferdinando d'Adda born?

Ferdinando d'Adda was born in Milan[2].

Where did Ferdinando d'Adda die?

Ferdinando d'Adda died in Rome[4].

What did Ferdinando d'Adda do for work?

Ferdinando d'Adda worked as a Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], and legatus[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'sl', 'sw']
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  2. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 188173
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  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 1019726288
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  4. 21w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, legatus
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  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Milan
    Instance of → —
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, legatus
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Italian
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