Pascual de Aragón
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Who is Pascual de Aragón?
Pascual de Aragón y Córdoba was s Spanish nobleman and cleric. He served as Viceroy of Naples and as Archbishop of Toledo.
Born in Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Aragón was ordained a priest in 1655. In 1661, aged thirty-five, he was created Cardinal-Priest of Sainte Balbine by Pope Alexander VII. However, he did not participate in the Conclaves held in his lifetime.
In 1664, King Philip IV of Spain appointed him Viceroy of Naples. In 1666, he was replaced by his brother, Pedro Antonio de Aragón, as he was called back to Spain to become Archbishop of Toledo. Aragon had enjoyed the patronage of the previous Archbishop, Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval, and upon the latter's death in 1665 had been nominated to succeed him. He was installed in Toledo on 1 February 1666.
In 1665, King Philip IV had died as well, leaving the throne to his son Charles II, a weak four-year old. Upon his appointment as Archbishop, Aragon became president of the Regency Council.
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