姪子樞機(拉丁語:Cardinalis nepos[1];義大利語:Cardinale nipote[2];西班牙語:valido de su tío;法語:Prince de fortune[3])是中世紀的一種樞機任命慣例,指以教宗姪子或外甥及類似親戚關係而被任命為樞機者。由於教宗的神職人員身分不允許有後裔,因此姪子樞機可說是教宗所能找到的血源最相近的晚輩,也可說是他的親信。因此在一段時期中許多重要職務都會由姪子樞機擔當。事實上英文中的nepotism(裙帶關係)就是從這種任人唯親的行為中引申而來的。[4]
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