(62) 1. FLANGINI GIOVANELLI, Ludovico (1733-1804)
Birth. July 26, 1733, Venice. Of a noble family.
Education. (No information found).
Early life. Married Laura Maria Donato in 1759 and had a daughter, Cecilia. His wife died in 1761 and he retired to Asolo. Member of the Quarantia criminale, 1763. Elected avogador de comun, 1766 and 1769. One of the five "correctors of the law" to study and propose changes in the social life of Venice. Auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota, March 16, 1779. His daughter married the Count of Zoppola in 1779.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of August 3, 1789; received the red hat and the deaconry of Ss. Cosma e Daminao, December 14, 1789. Received the diaconate, March 28, 1790. Opted for the deaconry of S. Agata in Suburra, February 21, 1794.
Priesthood. Ordained, 1799, before entering the conclave. Participated in the conclave of 1799-1800, which elected Pope Pius VII; author of a diary of the conclave which is very valued by historians. Opted for the order of priest and the title of S. Marco, April 2, 1800.
Episcopate. Elected patriarch of Venice, December 23, 1801. Consecrated, Sunday March 14, 1802, Vienna, by Cardinal Franziskus Herzan von Harras, assisted by (no information found). Privy counselor of Emperor Francis I of Austria. Opted for the title of S. Anastasia, May 24, 1802. Decorated with the grand cross of the Austrian Order of Sankt Stefan, 1803.
Death. February 29, 1804, Venice. Exposed and buried in the patriarchal cathedral of Venice.
Bibliography. Niero, Antonio. I patriarchi di Venezia. Da Lorenzo Giustiniani ai nostri giorni. Venice : Studium Cattolico Veneziano, 1961. (Collana storica, 3), pp. 155-158.
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