Nicola Grimaldi I

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

Career
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.

Death
Grimaldi died at his palazzo in Rome on October 25, 1717, and was buried in the Capuchin Church of Santissima Concezione, Rome.