Nicola Grimaldi (1645–1717) was born at the Castello della Pietra, Naples, a member of the noble Grimaldi family of Genoa.

[1] During the pontificate of Pope Innocent XI he became a governor of several cities in the Papal States.

He was created a cardinal in the consistory of May 17, 1706, the same year in which he became the papal legate in Bologna.

In 1716 he became Prefect of the Sacred Consulta a position he held until his death.

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