(16) 1. ALDROVANDI, Pompeio (1668-1752)
Birth. September 13 (or 23), 1668, Bologna. His first name is also listed as Pompeo.
Education. University of Bologna, Bologna (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, March 10, 1691).
Early life. Entered the Roman Curia, 1696. Auditor general of the Apostolic Chamber. Governor of Viterbo. Auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota, 1706; later, dean.
Priesthood. Ordained, October 5, 1710. Auditor and chargé d'affaires of the nunciature in Spain, 1712 to June 1716. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Privy chamberlain of His Holiness. Regent of the Apostolic penitentiary. Abbot commendatario of S. Giulio di Dulzago, diocese of Novara.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Neocesarea, October 5, 1716. Consecrated, October 11, 1716, Rome, by Cardinal Fabrizio Paolucci. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, November 23, 1716. Nuncio in Spain, January 2, 1717 (1). Promoted to the titular patriarchate of Jerusalem, March 23, 1729. Governor of Rome and vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, September 30, 1733 until March 24, 1734.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of March 24, 1734; received the red hat and the title of S. Eusebio, April 12, 1734. Transferred to the see of Montefiascone e Corneto, with personal title of archbishop, July 9, 1734. Participated in the conclave of 1740, which elected Pope Benedict XIV. Datary of His Holiness, August 24, 1740 to 1743. Legate in Romandiola, September 9, 1743 to September 1746.
Death. January 6, 1752, Montefiascone. Buried temporarily in Montefiascone; transferred to Bologna and buried in its metropolitan cathedral, May 26, 1752.
Bibliography. Del Re, Niccolò. Monsignor governatore di Roma. Rome : Istituto di Studi Romani Ediotres, 1972, p. 114.
(1) For unspecified varie vicissitudini, fell in disgrace and retired to Bologna from 1717 to 1721.
(17) 2. CENCI, Serafino (1676-1740)
Birth. May 20, 1676, Rome. Son of Francesco Cenci and Giustina Ripa. Other cardinals of the family are Tiberio Cenci (1645), Baldassare Cenci, seniore (1695) and Baldassare Cenci, iuniore (1761).
Education. La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, May 14, 1701). Received the minor orders, November 24, 1726; subdiaconate, December 22, 1726; diaconate, December 28, 1726.
Early life. Conservatore of Rome, 1694. Prior of the Caporioni, 1696.
Priesthood. Ordained, January 1, 1727. Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Prelate of the S.C. of the Apostolic Visit. Relator of the Reverend Fabric of St. Peter's. Relator of the S.C. of Good Government. Voter of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature of Justice. Auditor of the causes of the Apostolic Chamber. Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary.
Episcopate. Elected archbishop of Benevento, December 18, 1733. Consecrated, December 26, 1733, Rome, by Cardinal Giovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D., vicar general of Rome. Nuncio in Naples.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of March 24, 1734; received the red hat and the title of S. Agnese fuori le mura, June 27, 1735. Died during the conclave of 1740, which elected Pope Benedict XIV.
Death. June 24, 1740, Rome, during the conclave. Exposed and buried in his title.
(18) 3. PIERI, O.S.M., Pietro Maria (1676-1743)
Birth. October 1, 1676 (1), Siena.
Education. Entered the Order of the Servants of Mary (Servites). (No further educational information found).
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Superior general of his order.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of March 24, 1734; received the red hat and the title of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina, April 12, 1734. Remained as superior general until the feast of Pentecost 1734. Participated in the conclave of 1740, which elected Pope Benedict XIV.
Death. January 27, 1743, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Marcello, Rome, on January 29, 1743; the capella papalis took place the following day, and was buried in the chapel of S. Filippo Benizi in that church.
(1) Other sources say that he was born on September 29 or 30, 1676; and on September 29, 1675.
(19) 4. LANFREDINI, Giacomo (1680-1741)
Birth. October 26, 1680, Florence. His last name is also listed as Lanfredi Amadori.
Education. University of Pisa, Pisa (law, 1699).
Early life. Canon of the cathedral chapter of Florence. Practiced law in Rome under the direction of Pomponio de Vecchis, renowned lawyer. Generously distributed his income among the poor, donating in one day 10,000 scudi to the Roman house of the Congregation of the Mission (Paulists).
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Vicar general of the diocese of Ostia. Vicar general of the diocese of Porto. Declined the appointment of first auditor of the grand duke of Tuscany but accepted that of advocate of his causes as well as those of his son Giangastone. Obtained by competitive examination the prelature Amadori (defender of the causes of the poor), 1721, and from then on was known as Lanfredini-Amadori. Delivered before the Sacred College of Cardinals the oration for the funeral of Pope Innocent XIII in 1724; and in 1730, that for the election of the new Pontiff Clement XII. Consistorial lawyer and tutor of the pope's nephew, 1726. Relator of the S.C. of Good Government. Auditor of the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church. Canonist of the Apostolic Penitentiary, 1728, and soon after, datary and later, regent. Canon of the patriarchal Vatican basilica, 1730. Voter of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature and secretary of the S.C. of the Tridentine Council, 1731.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of March 24, 1734; received the red hat and the deaconry of S. Maria in Portico Campitelli, April 12, 1734.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, September 15, 1734. Consecrated, April 4, 1734, Rome, by Cardinal Giovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D., vicar general of Rome. Prefect of the S.C. of Religious Immunity, May 15, 1739. Participated in the conclave of 1740, which elected Pope Benedict XIV. Resigned the government of the diocese, September 15, 1740. Apostolic visitor of the Reverend Fabric of St. Peter's, December 17, 1740. Apostolic visitor of the archhospital of S. Spirito in Sasia, Rome.
Death. May 16, 1741, Rome. Exposed, according to his will, in the church of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, Rome, the following day; the funeral took place on May 18 with the participation of Pope Benedict XIV. Buried in the church of the Congregation of the Mission in Monte Citorio, Rome, which he had founded.
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