(38) 1. FERONI, Giuseppe Maria (1693-1767)
Birth. April 30, 1693, Florence. His last name is also listed as Ferroni.
Education. Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles, Roem, 1711; La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, January 15, 1716).
Priesthood. Ordained, October 22, 1719. Protonotary apostolic. Voter of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature of Justice. Consultor of the S.C. of Rites. Secretary of the S.C. of Ecclesiastical Immunity.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Damasco, May 10, 1728. Consecrated, May 30, 1728, Rome, by Pope Benedict XIII. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, June 4, 1728. Assesor of the Supreme S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, April 1737 to 1743. Canon of the chapter of the patriarchal Vatican basilica, December 2, 1741. Secretary of the S.C. of Bishops and Regulars, 1743.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the title of S. Pancrazio, December 10, 1753. Participated in the conclave of 1758, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, January 28, 1760. Prefect of the S.C. of Rites.
Death. November 15, 1767, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Cecilia, Rome, where the funeral took place, and buried in that same church.
Link. His tomb in S. Cecilia, Rome.
(39) 2. SERBELLONI, Fabrizio (1695-1775)
Birth. November 4 (1), 1695, Milan. Milanese patrician. His last name is also listed as Sorbelloni. Son of Giovanni Serbelloni, 2nd duke of San Gabrio, and Maria Giulia Trotti Bentivoglio, of the marquises of Incisa.
Education. University of Pavia, Pavia (doctorate in utroque iure, July 19, 1718).
Early life. Domestic prelate, 1719. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace, August 27, 1721. Vice-legate in Ferrara, 1722 for seven years. Inquisitor general in the island of Malta, May 7, 1726 (2). Governor of Lotreto and Recanati, October 17, 1730. Consultor of the Supreme S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition.
Sacred orders. Received the minor orders, June 22, 1731; subdiaconate, June 24, 1731; diaconate, June 29, 1731.
Priesthood. Ordained, July 1, 1731.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Patras, August 6, 1731. Consecrated (no information found). Nuncio in Tuscany, September 1 (3), 1731. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, December 9, 1731. Nuncio in Cologne, February 5 (4), 1734. Nuncio in Poland, August 8, 1738 (5). Nuncio in Austria, March 1, 1746 (6).
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the title of S. Stefano in Monte Celio, July 22, 1754. Legate in Bologna, September 16, 1754. Legation prorogated for a triennium, January 3, 1757. Participated in the conclave of 1758, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Legation prorogated for another triennium, August 2, 1758; remained in the post until 1761. Opted for the title of S. Maria in Trastevere, March 21, 1763. Opted for the order of cardinal bishops and the suburbicarian see of Albano, May 16, 1763. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIV. Opted for the suburbicarian see of Ostia e Velletri, April 18, 1774. Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI.
Death. December 7, 1775, Rome. Exposed in the church of Ss. Carlo e Ambrogio al Corso, Rome, where the funeral also took place, and buried in that same church.
Bibliography. Cardella, Lorenzo. Memorie storiche de' cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa. Rome : Stamperia Pagliarini, 1797, IX, 40-41; Karttunen, Liisi. Les nonciatures apostoliques permanentes de 1650 à 1800. Genève : E. Chaulmontet, 1912. (Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian Toimituksia. Sarja B. Nid.5, no. 3), pp. 123, 127, 132, 134 and 261; Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, VI, 16, 39, 40, 47, 49 and 330; Squicciarini, Donato. Nunci apostolici a Vienna. Città del Vaticano : Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1998, pp. 168-170; Weber, Christoph. Legati e governatori dello Stato Pontificio : 1550-1809. Roma : Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali, Ufficio centrale per i beni archivistici, 1994. (Pubblicazioni degli archivi di Stato. Sussidi; 7), pp. 160, 254, 283 and 908.
Link. Biography, in German.
(1) This is according to Reitzler, Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, VI, 330; Karttunen, Les nonciatures apostoliques permanentes de 1650 à 1800, p. 261, says that he was born on November 7, 1695.
(2) This is according to Reitzler, Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, VI, 330; Weber, Legati e governatori dello Stato Pontificio : 1550-1809, p. 908 indicates that he occupied the post from 1728 to 1730.
(3) This is according to Reitzler, Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, VI, 330, Karttunen, Les nonciatures apostoliques permanentes de 1650 à 1800, p. 261, says that he was named on December 12, 1731.
(4) This is according to Reitzler, Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, VI, 330, Karttunen, Les nonciatures apostoliques permanentes de 1650 à 1800, p. 261, says that he was named on March 18, 1735.
(5) This is according to Reitzler, Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, VI, 330, Karttunen, Les nonciatures apostoliques permanentes de 1650 à 1800, p. 261, says that he was named on July 28, 1838.
(6) This is according to Reitzler, Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, VI, 330, Karttunen, Les nonciatures apostoliques permanentes de 1650 à 1800, p. 261, says that he was named on March 5, 1746.
(40) 3. STOPPANI, Giovanni Francesco (1695-1774)
Birth. September 16, 1695, Milan.
Education. Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles, 1714; University of Pavia, Pavia (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, November 19, 1716). Received the clerical tonsure, June 24, 1715.
Early life. Inquisitor general in the island of Malta, November 19, 1730. Chamberlain of honor and domestic prelate of Pope Innocent XIII. Relator of the S.C. of Good Government. Voter of the S.C. Consistorial. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Received the minor orders, June 14, 1734; subdiaconate, July 19, 1734; diaconate, July 25, 1734.
Priesthood. Ordained, August 1, 1734.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Corinto, March 14, 1735. Consecrated, March 25, 1735, Rome, by Cardinal Giorgio Spinola. Nuncio in Florence, April 13, 1735. Nuncio in Venice, March 10, 1739. Nuncio before the emperor, November 12, 1743. Nuncio extraordinary to the Diet of Frankfort for the election of the emperor, March 16, 1745. President of Urbino, January 26, 1747.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the title of S. Martino ai Monti, May 20, 1754. Legate in Urbino, May 20, 1754. Legate in Romandiola, September 20, 1756. Participated in the conclave of 1758, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Legation prorogued for a triennium, August 2, 1759. Opted for the order of bishops and the suburbicarian see of Palestrina, July 10, 1763. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIV. Secretary of the Supreme S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, December 12, 1770 until his death.
Death. November 18, 1774, Rome, during the sede vacante. Exposed in the church of S. Andrea della Valle, Rome, where the funeral took place, and buried in the tomb he had built for himself in that same church.
Bibliography. Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VI (1730-1799). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 16, 40, 47 and 183.
Link. His tomb in S. Andrea della Valle, Rome.
(41) 4. TEMPI, Luca Melchiore (1688-1762)
Birth. February 13, 1688, Florence.
Education. University of Pisa, Pisa (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, May 11, 1713).
Early life. Governor of the city of Faenza, June 3, 1719. Vice-legate in Bologna. Governor of the city of Fano, February 23, 1725. Governor of the city of Ancona, November 9, 1730. Governor of the city of Viterbo, September 13, 1734. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace, 1739-1753.
Priesthood. Ordained, March 31, 1736.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Nicomedia, April 11, 1736. Consecrated, April 15, 1736, Rome, by Cardinal Giovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D., vicar general of Rome and its district. Nuncio in Belgium, November 19, 1736. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, December 10, 1742. Nuncio in Portugal, January 22, 1744.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the title of Ss. Quirico e Giulitta, July 21, 1755. Opted for the title of S. Susanna, May 24, 1756. Opted for the title of S. Croce in Gerusalemme, May 23, 1757. Participated in the conclave of 1758, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, February 16, 1761.
Death. July 17, 1762, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Maria sopra Minerva, where the funeral took place, and buried in his title.
(42) 5. DURINI, Carlo Francesco (1693-1769)
Birth. January 20, 1693, Milan. Uncle of Cardinal Angelo Durini (1776)
Education. University of Pavia, Pavia (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, April 24, 1714).
Priesthood. Ordained, February 3, 1725. Governor of the city of Spoleto. Governor of the city of Benevento, February 28, 1725. Vice-governor of the city of Fermo, November 9, 1730. Governor of the province of Campangna e Maritima, July 1, 1732. Inquisitor general in the island of Malta, April 4, 1735. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Rodi, June 22, 1739. Consecrated, July 5, 1739, Rome, by Cardinal Antonio Saverio Gentili. Assistant at the Pontificial Throne, July 5, 1739. Nuncio in Switzerland, August 12, 1739. Nuncio in France, January 10, 1744. Abbot commendatario of the Benedictine monastery S. Vincenzo, Milan, March 28, 1746. Transferred to the see of Pavia, which in 1743 was united with the titular metropolitan see of Amasea, July 23, 1753.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the title of Ss. Quattri Coronati, December 16, 1754. Participated in the conclave of 1758, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIV.
Death. June 25, 1769, Milan. Exposed and buried in the cathedral of Pavia, where the funeral also took place.
Bibliography. Fink, Urban. Die Luzerner Nuntiatur 1586-1873 : Zur Behördengeschichte und Quellenkunde der päpstlichen Diplomatie in der Schweiz. Luzern ; Stuttgart : Rex Verlag, 1997. (Collectanea Archivi Vaticani ; Bd. 40) (Luzerner Historische Veröffentlichungen ; Bd. 32).
(43) 6. ENRIQUEZ, Enrico (1701-1756)
Birth. September 30, 1701, Campi, diocese of Lecce.
Education. La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, June 21, 1726).
Early life. Governor of the cities of Camerino, 1728; Ascoli; Civitavecchia and Campangna e Maritima, 1733; Perugia, 1739; and Macerata and Marche Anconitana, August 2, 1741 to 1743.
Sacred orders. Received the subdiaconate, December 8, 1743; diaconate, December 15, 1743. Elected to the episcopacy with dispensation for not having yet received the priestly ordination.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Nazianzo, December 16, 1743. Consecrated, December 29, 1743, in the Quirinal, in the Hall of the Holy Office, Rome, by Pope Benedict XIV, assisted by Ferdinando Maria de Rossi, titular archbishop of Tarso, and by Mattino Ignazio Caracciolo di Mattina, titular archbishop of Calcedonia. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, January 1, 1744. Nuncio in Spain, January 8, 1744.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the title of S.Eusebio, July 22, 1754. Legate in Romandiola, September 16, 1755; reestablished the independence of the Republic of S. Marino, which his predecessor Cardinal Giulio Alberoni had suppressed.
Death. April 25, 1756, Ravenna. Buried in the Theatine church of Santo Spirito, Ravenna.
Links. His engraving by J. A. Faldoni; and his episcopal lineage, in English.
(44) 7. IMPERIALI, Cosimo (1685-1764)
Birth. April 24, 1685, Genoa. Son of Ambrogio Imperiale and Maria Centurione. His last name is also listed as Imperiale. Great-grand-nephew of Cardinal Lorenzo Imperiali (1652). Nephew of Cardinal Giuseppe Renato Imperiali (1690). Cousin of Cardinal Giuseppe Spinelli (1735).
Education. Archiginnasio of Bologna, Bologna.
Early life. Admitted to the Genoese nobility, November 22, 1710. Entered the Roma prelature. Referendary of the Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, March 13, 1710; again, February 5, 1725. Governor of Rieti, October 27, 1710 until 1713. Governor of Sabina, January 12, 1713 until 1717. Governor of Città di Castello, May 8, 1717 until 1720. Governor of Ascoli, December 16, 1720 until 1721. Governor of Fermo, July 16, 1721 until 1725. Governor of Civitavecchia, February 5, 1725 until 1730. Governor of Campagna e Marittima, February 9, 1730 until 1732. Governor of Viterbo, June 28, 1732 until 1734. Governor of Perugia, September 4, 1734 until 1738. Governor of Marche, April 19, 1738 until 1741. Cleric of the Apostolic Chamber, June 23, 1741. Prefect of the Archives, June 30, 1741. Governor of Rome and vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, April 14, 1747 until November 26, 1753. President of the Tribunal of the Annona.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the title of S. Clemente, December 10, 1753. Granted dispensation to be a cardinal priest without having received minor and major orders, September 24, 1754. Received the diaconate, December 8, 1754. Participated in the conclave of 1758, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Opted for the title of S. Cecilia, February 12, 1759. Protector of Brotherhood of San Giovanni Battista dei Genovesi, Rome, 1759. Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, January 25, 1762.
Death. October 13, 1764, Rome. Exposed in his title, where the funeral also took place, and buried in that same church.
Bibliography. Beltrami, Giuseppe. Notizie su prefetti e referendari della Segnatura Apostolica desunte dai brevi di nomina. Città del Vaticano, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1972, p. 172; Del Re, Niccolò. Monsignor governatore di Roma. Rome : Istituto di Studi Romani Editore, 1972, p. 116; Weber, Christoph. Legati e governatori dello Stato Pontificio : 1550-1809. Roma : Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali, Ufficio centrale per i beni archivistici, 1994. (Pubblicazioni degli archivi di Stato. Sussidi; 7) pp. 125, 184, 210, 220, 247, 290, 334, 345, 362, 377, 434, and 724.
Link. His tomb in the church of S. Cecilia, Rome.
(45) 8. MALVEZZI BONFIOLI, Vincenzo (1715-1775)
Birth. February 22, 1715, Bologna. Of the counts of Selva.
Education. Jesuit Collegio dei Nobili di S. Francesco Saverio, Bologna; Seminary of Bologna, Bologna.
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Named canon of the cathedral chapter of Bologna by Archbishop Prospero Lambertini, future Pope Benedict XIV, 1738. Canon of the patriarchal Liberian basilica. Master of chamber of His Holiness, 1743.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the title of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro, December 10, 1753.
Episcopate. Elected archbishop of Bologna, January 14, 1754. Consecrated, March 19, 1754, Rome, by Pope Benedict XIV. Consecrated the metropolitan cathedral, August 15, 1756. Participated in the conclave of 1758, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIV. Visitor to the Society of Jesus in the city and archdiocese of Bologna, February 6, 1773. Datary of His Holiness, June 14, 1774 until his death. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI.
Death. December 3, 1775, Cento, archdiocese of Bologna, where he was trying to improve his health. Exposed and buried near the altar of S. Apollinare in the metropolitan cathedral of Bologna. In 1952, the body was transferred to the subterraneum of the cathedral and deposited in a niche under the tombstone (1).
Bibliography. Meluzzi, Luciano. I vescovi e gli arcivescovi di Bologna. Bologna : Grafica Emiliana, 1975, (Collana storico-ecclesiastica, 3), pp. 482-486.
(1) Fr. Meluzzi, I vescovi e gli arcivescovi di Bologna, p. 486, who saw the remains, indicates that they were dressed with the vestments of a prelate and that the wig that the cardinal used to wear was well preserved.
(46) 9. MATTEI, Luigi (1702-1758)
Birth. March 17, 1702, Rome. Son of Alessandro Mattei, duke of Giove, and Teresa Naro. Uncle of Cardinals Alessandro Mattei (1779) and Lorenzo Girolamo Mattei (1833). His first name is also listed as Aloisio.
Education. (No information found).
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Consultor of the Reverend Fabric of St. Peter's. Auditor of the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church. Auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the title of S. Matteo in Via Merulana, December 10, 1753. Opted for the title of S. Maria in Aracoeli, April 5, 1756.
Death. January 30, 1758, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Maria in Aracoeli, Rome, where the funeral took place, and buried in that same church.
Link. His tomb in S. Maria in Aracoeli, Rome.
(47) 10. MILLO, Giovanni Giacomo (1695-1757)
Birth. June 16, 1695, Casale Monferrato.
Education. Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles, 1716.
Early life. Settled in Rome when he was quite young and met and became friends with Prospero Lambertini, future Pope Benedict XIV, then a minor prelate.
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Vicar general of Prospero Lambertini in the diocese of Ancona in 1727, and in the archdiocese of Bologna in 1731. Auditor of His Holiness. Datary of His Holiness, 1743 until his death.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the title of S. Crisogono, December 10, 1753. Prefect of the S.C. of the Tridentine Council, December 16, 1756 until his death.
Death. November 16, 1757, suddenly, Rome. Exposed in his title, where the funeral took place, and buried in that same church.
Bibliography. Re, Nicola del. "I cardinali prefetti della sacra congregazione del concilio dalle origini ad oggi (1564-1964)." Apollinaris, XXXVII (1964), pp. 127-128.
Link. His portrait and tomb in the church of S. Crisogono, Rome.
(48) 11. ARGENVILLIERS, Clemente (1687-1758)
Birth. December 30, 1687, Rome.
Education. Studied law (no further educational information found).
Early life. Lawyer in the Roman Curia. Pope Clement XII ascribed him to the Collegio degli avvocati consistoriali and became good friend of Cardinal Prospero Lambertini, future Benedict XIV. Canon of the patriarchal Lateran basilica, Rome. Secretary of the S.C. of the Economy of Propaganda Fide, 1746. Rector of La Sapienza University, Rome, August 11, 1747.
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Auditor of His Holiness, 1743.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the title of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio, December 10, 1753. Prefect of the S.C. of the Tridentine Council, from the end of 1757 until his death. Participated in the conclave of 1758, which elected Pope Clement XIII.
Death. December 23, 1758, Rome. Exposed in his title, where the funeral took place, and buried in the chapel of S. Francesco di Paolo, in that same church.
Bibliography. Re, Nicola del. "I cardinali prefetti della sacra congregazione del concilio dalle origini ad oggi (1564-1964)." Apollinaris, XXXVII (1964), p. 128.
Link. His portrait and tomb in the church of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio, Rome.
(49) 12. GALLI, C.R.SS.S., Antonio Andrea (1697-1767)
Birth. November 30, 1697, Bologna.
Education. Entered the Congregation of the Canons Regular of the Most Holy Savior (Santissimo Salvatore).
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Abbot general of his congregation.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the title of S. Alessio, December 10, 1753. Grand penitentiary, June 21, 1755 until his death. Opted for the title of S. Pietro in Vincoli, May 23, 1757. Participated in the conclave of 1758, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, January 24, 1765. Prefect of the S.C. of the Index.
Death. March 24, 1767, Rome. Exposed in his title, where the funeral took place, and buried in that same church.
Link. His tomb in S. Pietro in Vincoli, Rome.
(50) 13. CHIGI, iuniore, Flavio (1711-1771)
Birth. September 8, 1711, Rome. Son of Augusto Chigi and Princess Maria Eleonora Rospigliosi. Relative of Pope Alexander VII. Other cardinals members of the family were Flavio Chigi, seniore (1657); Sigismondo Chigi (1667); and Flavio III Chigi (1873).
Education. (No information found).
Early life. Auditor general of the Apostolic Chamber.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the deaconry of S. Angelo in Pescheria, December 10, 1753; diaconate, June 2, 1754. Participated in the conclave of 1758, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Opted for the deaconry of S. Maria in Portico, February 12, 1759. Prefect of the S.C. of Rites. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIV.
Death. July 12, 1771, Rome. Exposed in his deaconry, where the funeral took place, and buried in his family's chapel in the church of S. Maria del Popolo, Rome.
Link. His portrait by an anonymous artist, church of S. Maria in Via Parrocchiale, Rome.
(51) 14. BANCHIERI, Giovanni Francesco (1694-1763)
Birth. September 23, 1694, Pistoia. Nephew of Cardinal Antonio Banchieri (1726).
Education. (No information found).
Early life. Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace, July 9, 1733. Relator of the Sacred Consulta, 1733. Cleric of the Apostolic Chamber, January 8, 1742. Commissary of the sea and superintendent general of the Castle of Sant'Angelo, 1743. Treasurer general of the Apostolic Chamber, 1747.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the deaconry of S. Adriano, December 10, 1753. Abbot commendatario of Subiaco, 1753. Legate in Ferrara, February 11, 1754 until July 13, 1761. Participated in the conclave of 1758, which elected Pope Clement XIII.
Death. October 18, 1763, Pistoia. Exposed and buried in the church of the Society of Jesus, Pistoia.
(52) 15. LIVIZZANI MULAZZANI, Giuseppe (1688-1754)
Birth. March 20, 1688, Modena. Son of Marquis Camillo Livizzani and Donna Ippolita Mulazzani. Uncle of Cardinal Carlo Livizzani Forni (1785).
Education. Collegio dei Nobili di San Carlo, Modena (named prince of the academy of letters, 1708-1709).
Early life. Secretary of the Cipher, 1730. Privy chamberlain of His Holiness. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace, 1734. Secretary of the S.C. Consistorial and of the Sacred College of Cardinals, March 17, 1735. Secretary dei Confini. Secretary of Memorials in the pontificate of Benedict XIV; resigned the secretariat of the Sacred College of Cardinals to dedicate himself with more solicitude to his new post.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the deaconry of Ss. Vito e Modesto, December 10, 1753.
Death. March 20/21, 1754, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Marcello in Via Lata, Rome, where the capella papalis took place, and buried in his deaconry, according to his will.
Bibliography. Bernabei, Nicola. Vita del Cardinale Giovanni Morone, vescovo di Modena e biografie dei cardinali modenesi e di Casa d'Este, dei cardinali vescovi di Modena e di quelli educati in questo Collegio di San Carlo. Modena : Tipografica Rossi, 1885, pp. 213-217.
(53) 16. TORREGIANI, Luigi Maria (1697-1777)
Birth. October 18, 1697, Florence.
Education. Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles, 1716.
Early life. Secretary of the S.C. of the Sacred Consulta.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of November 26, 1753; received the red hat and the deaconry of Ss. Cosma e Damiano, December 10, 1753. Opted for the deaconry of Ss. Vito e Modesto, April 22, 1754. Received the minor orders, June 1, 1754; subdiaconate, June 2, 1754. Participated in the conclave of 1758, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Secretary of State, October 8, 1758 until February 2, 1769. Opted for the deaconry of S. Agata in Suburra, April 22, 1765. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIV. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI. Secretary of the S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, February 22, 1775 until his death.
Death. January 6, 1777, Rome. Exposed and buried in the church of S. Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Rome, in the tomb he had built for himself.
Link. His coat of arms on his tomb in S. Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Rome.
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