Pope Clement IX, born Giulio Rospigliosi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 20 June 1667 to his death in December 1669.
Portrait by Carlo Maratta, 1669
Statue of Clement IX
The tomb of Clement IX
The House of Rospigliosi is an ancient noble Italian family from Pistoia. Attested since the Middle Ages, it became wealthy through agriculture, trade and industry, reaching the apogee of its power and the high nobility status in Rome thanks to Giulio Rospigliosi, elected pope in 1667 with the name of Clement IX.
Palazzo Rospigliosi at via del Duca, Pistoia, one of the two Rospigliosi mansions in the city, birthplace of pope Clement IX and his brother Camillo
Pope Clement IX, born as Giulio Rospigliosi, portrayed by Carlo Maratta
Giacomo Rospigliosi, cardinal-nephew of Pope Clement IX, in a painting of Carlo Maratta
Palazzo Rospigliosi-Pallavicini in Rome, Quirinal