Agucchi was born in
Bologna on January 15, 1555, the son of Gian Giorgio Agucchi and Isabella Sega. His mother was the sister of Cardinal
Filippo Sega, and
Giovanni Battista Agucchi was his brother. He was educated at the
University of Bologna, receiving a
doctorate in
law. After university, he became a
notary of the
Holy See. On April 15, 1592,
Pope Clement VIII made him a
protonotary apostolic. He was then made papal
envoy to the
County of Flanders. In 1595, he became
Referendary of the
Apostolic Signatura. He became vice-governor of
Fermo on September 20, 1596. On November 1, 1597, he became the
majordomo of Cardinal
Pietro Aldobrandini. He traveled to
Ferrara with the cardinal in 1598. In 1600, he became Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars. In the
consistory of June 9, 1604,
Pope Clement VIII made him a
cardinal priest. On June 25, 1604, he received the
red hat and the
titular church of
San Pietro in Vincoli. He participated in the
papal conclave of March 1605 that elected
Pope Leo XI. He died in Rome on April 27, 1605, and is buried in
San Pietro in Vincoli. ==References==