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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TriviaDuchess on 2025-04-27 00:18:19+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about Ippolito d’Este (born 1479), who was a wealthy member of the powerful House of Este. He was made a Catholic Cardinal when he was 14 years old, without ever becoming a priest. He was deeply connected to the Medici, Aragon, and Borgia families.