(26) 1. CÓRDOBA ESPÍNOLA DE LA CERDA, Buenaventura de (1724-1777)
Birth. March 23, 1724, Madrid, archdiocese of Toledo, Spain. Son of the duke of Medinacelli. He is also listed as Ventura Córdoba de la Cerda, Buenaventura Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda, and Buenaventura Fernández de Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda.
Education. Studied letters. Obtained a doctorate in theology. (No further educational information found).
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Archdeacon of Talavera. Abbot of Rute and Oñate. Assistant to the King and Queen in the Royal Chapel in the absence of the chaplain. Pro-chaplain major and almoner major of the King of Spain.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Neocesarea and named patriarch of the West Indies, April 6, 1761. Consecrated, June 28, 1761, in the Royal Church of San Jerónimo, Madrid, by Manuel Quintano Bonifaz, titular archbishop of Farsalo, Inquisitor general for Spain, assisted by Manuel Murillo y Argáiz, bishop of Segovia, and by Andrés Cano y Junquera, titular bishop of Arad. Abbot nullius of Alcalá la Real. Judge of the Royal Chapel. Vicar general of the army and navy.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 23, 1761. Participated in the conclave of 1769. Received the red hat and the title of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna, June 26, 1769. Chancellor and principal minister of the Order of Charles III when it was instituted, 1771.
Death. May 6, 1777, Madrid. Exposed and buried (no information found).
Bibliography. Guitarte Izquierdo, Vidal. Episcopologio Español (1700-1867). Españoles obispos en España, América, Filipinas y otros países. Rome : Instituto Español de Historia Eclesiástica, 1994. (Publicaciones del Instituto Español de Historia Eclesiástica; Subsidia; 29), p. 88.
Link. His episcopal lineage, in English.
(27) 2. MIGAZZI VON WAAL UND SONNENTHURN, Christoph Anton von (1714-1803)
Birth. October 20, 1714, Trent.
Education. School for pages at the residence of Cardinal Joseph Dominicus von Lamberg, prince bishop of Passau, 1723; Collegio Germanico, Rome; Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles, Rome, 1727?; La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, July 29, 1736).
Priesthood. Ordained, April 7, 1738. Conclavist of Cardinal Lamberg in the conclave of 1740. Auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota for the German nation, 1745. Canon of the cathedral chapters of Brescia and Trent.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Cartago and appointed coadjutor of Mechlin, with right of succession, September 20, 1751. Consecrated, October 10, 1751, Rome, by Cardinal Giovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D. Austrian ambassador in Spain. Resigned coadjutorship, July 18, 1756. Bishop of Vácz, September 20, 1756. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Vienna, March 23, 1757. President of the academic commission to reform education, 1760; he tried to avoid the state monopoly in education and also to protect the Jesuits.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 23, 1761. Administrator of Vácz, April 19, 1762. Decorated with the grand cross of the Austrian Order of Sankt Stefan, 1765. Participated in the conclaves of 1769 (1) and 1775-1775. Received the red hat and the title of Ss. Quattri Coronati, April 3, 1775. Resigned the administration of Vácz, January 9, 1786 because of his disagreements with Emperor Joseph II. Did not participate in the conclave of 1799-1800.
Death. April 14, 1803, Vienna. Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Vienna. Last surviving cardinal of Pope Clement XIII.
Link. Biography, in English.
(1) According to Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentoris Aevi, VI, 25, he was minime praesentes in conclavi.
(28) 3. CHOISEUL DE BEAUPRÉ, Antoine Clairiard de (1706-1774)
Birth. September 28, 1707, Castle of Daillecourt, diocese of Langres, France.
Education. Faculty of Paris, Paris (doctorate in theology).
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Vicar general of the diocese of Mende.
Episcopate. Elected archbishop of Besançon, March 17, 1755. Consecrated (no information found).
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 23, 1761; never received the red hat and the title. Chaplain of the King of Poland from 1764. Did not participate in the conclave of 1769.
Death. January 7, 1774, Besançon. Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Besançon.
(29) 4. ROCHECHOUART, Jean-François-Joseph (1708-1777)
Birth. January 27, 1708, Toulouse, France.
Education. Faculty of Paris, Paris (licentiate in theology).
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Vicar general of the archdiocese of Rouen for seven years.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Laon, September 18, 1741. Consecrated (no information found). French ambassador to the Holy See, 1758-1762.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 23, 1761; received the red hat and the title of S. Eusebio, January 25, 1762. Participated in the conclave of 1769. Did not participate in the conclave of 1774-1775.
Death. March 20, 1777, Paris. Exposed and buried (no information found).
(30) 5. HUTTEN ZU STOLZENFELS, Franz Christoph von (1706-1770)
Birth. March 8, 1706, Castle of Stolzenfels, parish of Wiesenfeld, diocese of Würzburg, Germany. Baptized on that same day.
Education. Received the insignias of the clerical character, November 18, 1716; subdiaconate, June 11, 1729. Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles, Rome, 1727.
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Canon and prebendary of the collegiate church of St. Alban, diocese of Mainz. Canon and prebendary of the collegiate church of Homburg, diocese of Würzburg. Dean of Speyer.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Speyer by its cathedral chapter, November 14, 1743. Preconized, February 3, 1744, retaining his benefices and with dispensation for not having yet received priestly ordination. Granted permission to receive the episcopal consecration from a bishop and two abbots, February 7, 1744. Consecrated (no information found).
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 23, 1761; never received the red hat and the title. Did not participate in the conclave of 1769.
Death. April 20, 1770, (no place found). Buried in the middle niche of the vault of the princes, church of St. Peter, Bruchsal.
Link. Brief biographical data, in English, with his portrait.
(31) 6. NATTA, O.P., Enrichetto Virginio (1701-1768)
Birth. January 10, 1701, Casale Monferrato. Son Palatine Count Gerolamo III Natta and Luciana Matilde Ignazia Pelletta Mesturelli.
Education. Entered the Order of Preachers (Dominicans); changed his baptismal name Raffale Francesco to Enrichetto Virginio. (No further educational information found).
Priesthood. Ordained, June 15, 1726. Theologian consultor of the Inquisition in Modena, January 15, 1732. Master of theology, March 9, 1747. Lector of philosophy and theology in Dominican houses of study. Professor of theology at the University of Turin, Turin. Provincial of his order in Lombardy.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Alba, Sardinia, July 22, 1750. Consecrated, July 25, 1750, Rome, by Cardinal Carlo Alberto Guidoboni Cavalchini.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 23, 1761; never received the red hat and the title.
Death. June 29, 1768, Alba. Exposed and buried in the cathedral of Alba.
(32) 7. MOLINO, Giovanni (1705-1773)
Birth. April 25, 1705, Venice.
Education. University of Padua, Padua (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, March 14, 1729). Received the insignias of the clerical character and the minor orders, December 23, 1725; subdiaconate, June 15, 1726; diaconate, June 7, 1727.
Priesthood. Ordained, May 22, 1728.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Brescia, February 17, 1755. Consecrated, April 1, 1755, Rome, by Cardinal Joaquín Fernando Portocarrero.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 23, 1761. Participated in the conclave of 1769. Received the red hat and the title of S. Sisto, June 26, 1769.
Death. March 14, 1773, Brescia. Exposed and buried in the cathedral of Brescia, where the funeral also took place.
(33) 8. ROHAN-GUÉMÉNÉE-MONTBAZON, Louis-César-Constantin de (1697-1779)
Birth. March 24, 1697, Paris, France. Nephew of Cardinal Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan de Soubise (1712), bishop of Strasbourg from 1704 to 1749. Brother of Cardinal Armand-Jules de Rohan-Soubise-Ventadour (1747), bishop of Strasbourg from 1749 to 1756. Uncle of Cardinal Louis-René-Edoaurd de Rohan-Guéménée (1778), bishop of Strasbourg from 1779 to 1801.
Early life. Knight of the Sovereign Order of Malta. Captain of the navy, 1720.
Education. Faculty of Paris, Paris (licentiate in canon law).
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Canon of the cathedral chapter of Strasbourg. Provost major and canon of the cathedral chapter of Strasbourg. Major almoner of the King of France. Abbot of Lire, and later, of Saint-Epure.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Strasbourg by its cathedral chapter, September 23, 1756. Preconized, January 3, 1757. Consecrated, March 16, 1757, Paris, by Cardinal Frédéric-Jérôme de la Rochefoucauld de Roye, archbishop of Bourges.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 23, 1761; never received the red hat and the title. Did not participate in the conclaves of 1769 and 1774-1775.
Death. March 11, 1779, at 4 a.m., in his residence in rue de Varenne, Paris. Exposed and buried in the cathedral of Strasbourg where the funeral also took place celebrated by Ferdinand de Rohan, archbishop of Bordeaux, nephew of the cardinal.
Bibliography. Le Roy de Sainte-Croix, François Noël. Les quatre cardinaux de Rohan (évêques de Strasbourg) en Alsace. Strasbourg : Hagemann et cie, 1880. (Grande collection alsacienne), pp. 65-79.
Link. Genealogy.
(34) 9. CENCI, iuniore, Baldassare (1710-1763)
Birth. 1710, Rome. Son of Tiberio Cenci and Eleonora Costaguti. Nephew of Cardinal Baldassari Cenci, seniore (1695). Other cardinals of the family are Tiberio Cenci (1645) and Serafino Cenci (1734).
Education. Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles, Rome, 1727.
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Canon of the chapter of the patriarchal Vatican basilica. Secretary of the S.C. of the Sacred Consulta.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 23, 1761; received the red hat and the title of S. Maria in Aracoeli, Janury 25, 1762.
Death. March 2, 1763, Anzio. Exposed and buried temporarily in Anzio. Transferred to Rome, February 16, 1764, at midnight, and buried in his title.
(35) 10. CAPRARA, Cornelio (1703-1765)
Birth. 1703, Bologna. He is also listed as Cornelio Monti Caprara. Brother of the marquis de Monti.
Education. (No information found).
Early life. Auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota, April 1744. Governor of Rome and vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, September 10, 1756 until November 23, 1761.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 23, 1761; received the red hat and the deaconry of Ss. Cosma e Damiano, January 25, 1762. Received the subdiaconate, November 7, 1762; diaconate, November 14, 1762.
Death. April 5, 1765, in the Sala Reggia of the Vatican Palace; that night, he was transferred to his palace. Exposed in the basilica of Ss. XII Apostoli, Rome, where the funeral took place, and buried in his deaconry.
Bibliography. Del Re, Niccolò. Monsignor governatore di Roma. Rome : Istituto di Studi Romani Editore, 1972, p. 117.
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