(5) 1. CASALI, Antonio (1715-1787)
Birth. May 25, 1715, Rome.
Education. Collegio di S. Carlo, Modena, 1725.
Early life. Entered the Roman prelature. Relator of the S.C. of the Good Government, 1741. President of the Apostolic Chamber, 1750; cleric, 1751. Secretary of the S.C. of the Sacred Consulta, 1761. Governor of Rome and vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, September 26, 1766 until September 22, 1774. Founded the Conservatorio di San Pietro in Montorio for the poor and established a bakery and factory for the production of other goods which was later named the Conservatorio Pio in 1782 because of the support of Pope Pius VI.
Sacred orders. (No information found).
Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of December 12, 1770; published in the consistory of March 15, 1773; received the red hat and the deaconry of S. Giorgio in Velabro, April 19, 1773. Prefect of the S.C. of Good Government, March 26, 1773 until his death. Member of the commission, presided by Cardinal Mario Marefoschi Compagnoni, that in 1773 executed the suppression the Society of Jesus. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI. Opted for the deaconry of S. Maria ad Martyres, February 17, 1777.
Death. January 14, 1787, shortly before 6 p.m., Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Agostino, Rome, where the funeral took place, and buried in his family's tomb in the chapel of S. Pietro Apostolo in the that same church.
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. 298-299; Del Re, Niccolò. Monsignor governatore di Roma. Rome : Istituto di Studi Romani Editore, 1972, p. 118.
(6) 2. ACQUAVIVA D'ARAGONA, Pasquale (1718-1788)
Birth. November 3, 1718 , Naples. Neapolitan patrician. His last names are also listed as Aquaviva and d'Aragonia. Son of Giulio Antonio Acquaviva d'Aragona, 11th duke of Nardò, and Maria Spinelli. Nephew of Cardinal Troiano Acquaviva d'Aragona (1732). Grand-nephew of Cardinal Francesco Acquaviva d'Aragona (1706). Other cardinals of the family were Giovanni Vincenzo Acquaviva d'Aragona (1542); Giulio Acquaviva d'Aragona (1570); Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona, seniore (1591); and Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona, iuniore (1654).
Education. (No information found).
Early life. Knight the Sovereign Order of Malta. Privy chamberlain of His Holiness, 1739. Protonotary apostolic participantium, October 18, 1739. Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace, September 13, 1741. Abbot commendatario of S. Leonardo, Puglia, 1743. Pro-legate in Avignon, 1743-1753. Vice-legate in Avignon, April 16, 1744 until July 28, 1754. Commissary general of the Papal Navy, 1754. Pro-commissary of War, 1766. Cleric of the Apostolic Chamber and prefect of Castle Sant'Angelo, Rome, 1753-1766. President of Urbino from October 7, 1766; pro-president after his promotion to the cardinalate, until 1775.
Sacred orders. Ordained (no information found).
Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of December 12, 1770; published in the consistory of March 15, 1773. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI. Received the red hat and the deaconry of S. Maria in Aquiro, April 3, 1775. Opted for the deaconry of S. Maria in Cosmedin, December 13, 1779. Opted for the deaconry of S. Eustachio, September 27, 1780.
Death. February 29, 1788, Rome. Exposed and buried in the church of S. Cecilia, Rome.
Bibliography. 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, 27, and 51; 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. 135, 420 and 440.
Links. The Acquaviva cardinals, in English; and his tomb in S. Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome.
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