Pope Innocent X

Pope Innocent X (; 6 May 1574 – 7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 237th Pope from 1644 to 1655. 
Early life.
Pamphilij was born in Rome in 1574. He was a great-great-great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI
He graduated from the Collegio Romano before entering a career in the church.
Cardinal.
In 1629, he was raised to the rank of Cardinal.
Pope.
Cardinal Pamphilij was elected pope in 1644; and he chose to be called Innocent X.