Alessandro Agostino Crescenzi was born in Rome in 1607, the son of
Giovanni Battista Crescenzi and Anna Massimi. On 19 January 1671, he was promoted by Pope Clement X to the titular post of
Titular Patriarch of Alexandria. On 27 May 1675, he was installed as
Cardinal Priest of
Santa Prisca in the consistory of 1675. On 24 February 1676, he was appointed
Bishop of Recanati e Loreto by Pope Clement X, where he served until his resignation on 9 January 1682. As cardinal, he participated in the
conclave of 1676 which elected
Pope Innocent XI. On 9 April 1685, he was named
camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals. He died in Rome on 8 May 1688, and was buried in the church of
Santa Maria in Vallicella. ==Episcopal succession==