Pope Gregory XV

Pope

Gregory XV
Pope; Gregory XV
Bishop of Rome
	Portrait by Guercino, 1622; (oil on canvas, Getty Center, Los Angeles)
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	9 February 1621
Papacy ended	8 July 1623
Predecessor	Paul V
Successor	Urban VIII
Orders
Consecration	1 May 1612; by Scipione Cardinal Caffarelli-Borghese
Created cardinal	19 September 1616; by Paul V
Personal details
Born	Alessandro Ludovisi; 9 January 1554; Bologna, Papal States
Died	8 July 1623 (aged 69); Rome, Papal States
Previous post(s)	Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura (1593–1596); Vicegerent of Rome (1597–1598); Auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota (1599–1612); Archbishop of Bologna (1612–1621); Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina (1616–1621);
Alma mater	University of Bologna
Coat of arms
	Other popes named Gregory

Pope Gregory XV (Latin: Gregorius XV; Italian: Gregorio XV; 9 January 1554 – 8 July 1623), born Alessandro Ludovisi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 February 1621 to his death in July 1623.

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