Please answer the following question: Facts: - title: cardinal-bishop of ostia e velletri - predecessor: leonardo antonelli - birth date: 20 february 1744 - consecrated by: bernardino giraud - see: ostia e velletri - death date: 20 april 1820 - term end: 20 april 1820 - name: alessandro mattei - birth place: rome - previous post: archbishop balbina -lrb- 1782-1786 -rrb- cardinal-priest of santa maria in ara of coeli -lrb- 1786-1800 -rrb- cardinal-bishop of palestrina -lrb- 1800-1809 -rrb- ferrara cardinal-bishop of porto e santa rufina -lrb- 1809-1814 -rrb- -lrb- 1777-1800 -rrb- cardinal-priest of santa - type: cardinal - consecration: 23 february 1777 - successor: giulio maria della somaglia - ordination: 27 february 1768 - other post: archpriest of saint peter 's basilica - cardinal: 12 july 1779 - appointed: 26 september 1814 - image: alessandro mattei.jpg - religion: roman catholic - rank: cardinal-bishop Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alessandro mattei .
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alessandro mattei -lrb- 20 february 1744 , rome -- 20 april 1820 -rrb- was an italian cardinal , and a significant figure in papal diplomacy of the napoleonic period .he was from the roman aristocratic house of mattei .he became archbishop of ferrara in 1777 , and was created cardinal in 1779 .he became bishop of palestrina in 1800 , bishop of porto-santa rufina in 1809 , and bishop of ostia in 1814 .from 1817 to his death he was archpriest of st peter 's basilica .