Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona was an Italian cardinal, statesman and historian.
François Duquesnoy, Bust of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio (National Gallery of Ireland)
Cardinal Bentivoglio, by Anthony van Dyck (Palazzo Pitti).
Claude Mellan, Guido Bentivoglio, engraving on laid paper, National Gallery of Art
The Bentivoglio family was an Italian noble family that became the de facto rulers of Bologna and responsible for giving the city its political autonomy during the Renaissance, although their rule did not survive a century.
Image: Sante Bentivoglio
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Image: Annibale II Bentivoglio