# Lorenzo Azzolini - Cardinal Secretary of State

URL: https://allhistories.com/vatican/popes/lorenzo-azzolini
Term of office: 1628–1632
Papal era: Cardinal Secretary of State
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_Secretary_of_State

Azzolini succeeded Magalotti as Urban VIII's secretary of state, serving under the cardinal-nephew Francesco Barberini during the Thirty Years' War.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Lorenzo Magalotti](https://allhistories.com/vatican/popes/lorenzo-magalotti)
- Next in list: [Pietro Benessa](https://allhistories.com/vatican/popes/pietro-benessa)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1631 - [Duchy of Urbino Devolves to the Pope](https://allhistories.com/vatican/timeline/1631-duchy-of-urbino-devolves-to-the-pope)