sentences:  He took over the duchy of Ferrara in 1598 when it fell to the Papal States.On 17 Oct 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Pope Clement VIII, with François-Marie Tarugi, Archbishop of Siena, Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, and Ottavio Bandini, Archbishop of Fermo, serving as co-consecrators.He became archbishop of Ravenna in 1604.