The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary

The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church

Biographical Dictionary
Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846)
Consistory of September 30, 1831 (I)

(1) 1. LAMBRUSCHINI, C.R.S.P., Luigi (1776-1854)

Birth. May 16, 1776, Sestri Levante, diocese of Brugnato. His baptismal name was Emmanuele Nicolo. Brother of Giambattista Lambruschini, bishop of Orvieto.

Education. Entered the Congregation of the Clerics Regular of St. Paul (Barnabites); took the name Luigi; studied philosophy at Macerata (1794-1796); theology at Rome and Genoa (1796-1798); forced to leave Rome by the edict of May 14, 1798 of the Consulate of the Roman Republic; went to his native town; Seminary of Brugnato, Brugnato.

Priesthood. Ordained, January 1, 1799, Sestri Levante. Lector of philosophy, Collegio S. Paolo, Macerata; lector of theology, Collegio Ss. Biagio e Carlo, Rome. Secretary of Cardinal Ercole Consalvi in his mission to the Congress of Vienna, 1815. Secretary of the S.C. of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs; was very instrumental in concluding concordats with several states, notably with Naples and Bavaria. Vicar general of his order, 1816, when Fr. Francesco Fontana, superior general of the Barnabites, was created cardinal.

Episcopate. Elected archbishop of Genoa, September 27, 1819. Consecrated, October 3, 1819, church of S. Carlo ai Catinari, Rome, by Cardinal Giulio Maria della Somaglia, assisted by Francesco Bertazzoli, titular archbishop of Edessa, and by Gianfranco Guerrieri, archbishop-bishop of Rimini. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, October 5, 1819. Ecclesiastical administrator of Brugnato, March 10, 1820. Nuncio in France, November 14,1826. Resigned pastoral government of the archdiocese, June 26, 1830. Transferred to the titular see of Berito, July 5, 1830. Had to leave his diplomatic post because of the Revolution of July, 1830 and returned to Rome.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of September 30, 1831; received the red hat, October 3, 1831; and the title of S. Callisto, February 24, 1832. Prefect of the S.C. of Religious Discipline 1833-1834. Prefect of the S.C. of Studies, November 21, 1834. Librarian of the Holy Roman Church, December 11, 1834 until June 27, 1853. Secretary of State, January 12, 1836 to June 1, 1846. Secretary of Secret Briefs, November 12, 1839. Opted for the order of bishops and the suburbicarian see of Sabina, January 24, 1842. Participated in the conclave of 1846, which elected Pope Pius IX. Prefect of the S.C. of Rites, June 8, 1847. Opted for the suburbicarian sees of Porto e Santa Rufina and Civitavecchia, July 11, 1847. Sub-dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals. Grand prior of the Sovereign Equestrian Order of St. John of Jerusalem and grand chancellor of the Pontifical Equestrian Orders. Prefect of the S.C. of Religious Discipline (?).

Death. May 12, 1854, Rome. Exposed and buried, according to his will, in the Barnabite church of S. Carlo ai Catinari, Rome.

Bibliography. Manzini, Luigi M. Il cardinale Luigi Lambruschini. Città del Vaticano : Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1960; Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VII (1800-1846). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 25, 39, 41, 110 and 220; Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VIII (1846-1903). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1979, p. 44.

Links. Biography, in English; his episcopal lineage, in English; his engraving; and his portrait and another biography, also in English, fourth entry on the page.

(2) 2. GIUSTINIANI, Alessandro (1778-1843)

Birth. February 3, 1778, Genoa.

Education. La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iuris, both civil and canon law, July 17, 1816). Received the insignias of the clerical character, April 23, 1818.

Early life. Vice-legate in Ferrara. Internuncio in Naples. Protonotary apostolic honorary.

Priesthood. Ordained, April 6, 1822.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Petra in Palestina, April 19, 1822. Consecrated, April 21, 1822, Rome, by Cardinal Giulio Maria della Somaglia. Nuncio in Sicily, April 26, 1822. Nuncio in Portugal, April 24, 1827.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of September 30, 1831; published in the consistory of July 2, 1832; received the red hat, December 18, 1834; and the title of S. Croce in Gerusalemme, December 19, 1834.

Death. October 11, 1843, Genoa. His funeral took place on October 14, 1843 and was buried in the church of S. Francesco in Albaro, Genoa.

(3) 3. TIBERI, Francesco (1773-1839)

Birth. January 4, 1773, Contigliano, diocese of Rieti. Of a patrician family of Sabina and the Republic of San Marino. Second child of Antonio Tiberi and Teresa Orsini.

Education. Collegio Nazareno of the Piarist Fathers, Rome, 1741; Archgymnasium La Sapienza, Rome (1790-1791); practice as ajutante di studio with lawyers Bernardino Ridolfi (1791-1793); and Nicola Riganti (1793-1794); obtained a doctorate in utroque iuris, both civil and canon law, March 17, 1795. Received the ecclesiastical tonsure, March 17, 1795.

Early life. Entered the Roman prelature as referendary of the Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, May 21, 1795. Consultor of the S.C. of Indulgences, July 11, 1795. Relator of the S.C. of Good Government, November 30, 1800. Codajutor of Paolo Emilio Petrucci, voter of the Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature of Justice, March 28, 1801. Canon of the patriarchla Liberian basilica. Received the subdiaconate, November 2, 1806. During the French occupation of Rome, he was deported to Piacenza; and later, in 1812, to Bastia, Corsica, for refusing to take the oath. Returned to Rome in 1814 and resumed his functions in the Signature of Justice. Protonotary apostolic non participante, before August 6, 1814. Apostolic delegate to the province of Macerata e Camerino, July 1815. Auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota and consulto of the S.C. of Rites, March 9, 1816. Regent of the Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, June 10, 1823. On December 9, 1823, he was named member of the commission of jurisconsults charged with the revision of the motu proprio of July 6, 1816; as such, he participated in the elaboration of the new civil code promulgated on October 5, 1824. Vice-dean of the auditors of the Apostolic Palace.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Athenae, October 2, 1826.

Priesthood. Ordained, December 1826. Consecrated, December 27, 1826, Rome, by Cardinal Francesco Saverio Castiglioni. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, January 9, 1827. Nuncio in Spain, January 9, 1827.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of September 30, 1831; published in the consistory of July 2, 1832; received the red hat, June 26, 1834; and the title of S. Stefano al Monte Celio, August 1, 1834. Transferred to the see of Iesi, with personal title of archbishop, July 2, 1832; resigned the pastoral government of the diocese, May 18, 1836. Prefect of the Tribunal of the Signature of Grace, February 22, 1837.

Death. October 28, 1839, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Lorenzo in Damaso, Rome, and buried in his title.

Bibliography. Boutry, Philippe Souverain et Pontife : recherches prosopographiques sur la curie romaine à l'âge de la restauration, 1814-1846. Rome : Ecole française de Rome, 2002, pp. 476-477; Correspondencia diplomática del nuncio Tiberi. Edited by Vicente Cárcel Ortí. Pamplona : Ediciones Universidad de Navarra, 1976, pp. XXXI ff.; Fabi Montani, Francesco. Vita del card. Francesco Tiberi. Roma : A. Monaldi, 1840; Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VII (1800-1846). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 25, 45 and 93.

(4) 4. SPINOLA, Ugo Pietro (1791-1858)

Birth. June 29, 1791, Genoa

Education. Collegio dei Protonotari, Rome (doctorate in utroque iuris, both civil and canon law, December 29, 1814).

Priesthood. Ordained, December 23, 1815. Relatore of the S.C. of Good Government and of the S.C. Consistorial, Papal delegate in the cities of Ascoli, 1816; Viterbo; Perugia, 1818; Macerata, 1823 and 1825; and Camerino, 1825. Domestic prelate of His Holiness. Protonotary apostolic supernumerary.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Tebe, October 2, 1826. Consecrated, November 12, 1826, Rome, by Cardinal Giuseppe Spina. Nuncio in Austria, November 14, 1826.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of September 30, 1831; published in the consistory of July 2, 1832; received red hat and the title of S. Martino ai Monti, December 17, 1832. Commisary extraordinary in the legations and legate in Bologna, 1833-1835. Abbot commendatario of Subiaco, 1838-1842. Again, apostolic legate in the province of Bologna, September 15, 1841 until 1843. Pro-datary of His Holiness, April 29, 1844 until his death. Participated in the conclave of 1846, which elected Pope Pius IX.

Death. January 21 (1), 1858, Rome. Exposed and buried in his title.

Bibliography. La Gerarchia Cattolica e la Famiglia Pontificia per l'anno 1876, Roma : Tipografia dei Fratelli Monaldi, 1875, p. 118; Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VII (1800-1846). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 25-26, 43 and 365; Squicciarini, Donato. Nunzi apostolici a Vienna. Città del Vaticano : Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1998, pp. 201-203.

(1) This is according to Ritzler, Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, VII, 26; La Gerarchia Cattolica per l'anno 1876, p. 118, indicates that he died on January 23, 1858; Squicciarini, Nunzi apostolici a Vienna, 202, says that he died on January 24, 1858.

(5) 5. SERRA CASANO, Francesco (1783-1850)

Birth. February 21, 1783, Naples. Son of Luigi Serra, duke of Cassano, and Giulia Carafa Cantelmo Stuart of the princes of Roccella.

Education. University of Camerino, Camerino (doctorate, October 24, 1816); Collegio dei Protonotari, Rome (doctorate in utroque iuris, both civil and canon law, June 17, 1817).

Priesthood. Ordained, March 1, 1806.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Nicea, March 16, 1818. Consecrated, March 23, 1818, Rome, by Cardinal Bartolomeo Pacca. Nuncio in Bavaria, October 6, 1818. Archbishop coadjutor, with right of succession, of Capua, July 3, 1826. Succeeded to the metropolitan see of Capua, July 26, 1826.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and resrved in pectore in the consistory of September 30, 1831; published in the consistory of April 15, 1833; received red hat, April 18, 1833; and the title of Ss. XII Apostoli, July 29, 1833. Participated in the conclave of 1846, which elected Pope Pius IX.

Death. August 17, 1850, Capua. Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Capua.

(6) 6. CANALI, Francesco (1764-1835)

Birth. October 20, 1764, Perugia. Received the sacrament of confirmation, June 8, 1772. Other cardinals of the family were Saverio Canali (1766); and Nicola Canali (1935).

Education. University of Perugia, Perugia (doctorates in philosophy and theology, December 30, 1790). Received the insignias of the clerical character, September 6, 1783; minor orders, May 2, 1874 and December 18, 1784; subdiaconate, December 17, 1785; diaconate, December 23, 1786.

Priesthood. Ordained, December 20, 1788. In Perugia, prosynodal examiner of the clergy; rector of its seminary.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Spoleto, September 26, 1814. Consecrated (no information found). Transferred to the see of Tivoli, August 28, 1820. Resigned pastoral government of the diocese, April 24, 1827. Promoted to the titular see of Larissa, May 21, 1827. Secretary of the S.C. of Bishops and Religious (no date found).

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of September 30, 1831; published in the consistory of June 23, 1834; received red hat, June 26, 1834; and the title of S. Clemente, August 1, 1834.

Death. April 11, 1835, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Marcello, Rome, where the funeral took place; and and buried in his title.

Bibliography. LeBlanc, Jean. Dictionnaire biographique des cardinaux du XIXe siècle : contribution à l'histoire du Sacré Collège sous les potificats de Pie VII, Léon XII, Pie VIII, Grégoire XVI, Pie IX et Léon XIII, 1800-1903. Montréal : Wilson & Lafleur, 2007. (Collection Gratianus. Série instruments de recherche = Gratianus series. Série Instruments de recherche; Variation: Collection Gratianus.; Série Instruments de recherche), p. 197-198; Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VII (1800-1846). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 27, 41, 232, 351 and 369.

(7) 7. OSTINI, Pietro (1775-1849)

Birth. April 27, 1775, Rome. Of a family of ceto civile.

Education. Roman Seminary, Rome; Collegio Romano, Rome (doctorate in theology, 1796); Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles, Rome.

Priesthood. Ordained, March 3, 1798. Temporary professor of mathematics. Professor of ecclesiastical history at Collegio Romano for many years. Member of the Pia Unione Sacredotale di S. Paolo Apostolo; confessor and preacher; animator of works of charity and spiritual circles; he was the artisan of the conversion of the painter Johann Friedirch Ovebeck on Palm Sunday 1813; professor and counselor of numerous prelates; theologian to several Roman cardinals; at the eve of the papal restoration, he was an influential personality of priestly Rome. Censor emeritus of the Archgymnasium of Rome. Professor of theology at the Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles, Rome, after the restoration of the papal government in Rome, November 28, 1814. Examiner of the Roman clergy, July 13, 1816. Entered the service of the Roman Curia and was named relator of of the S.C. of the Index before January 29, 1817; later, on January 30, 1820, its consultor. Consultor of the S.C. of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, May 6, 1817. Consultor of the S.C. of Propaganda Fide, July 4, 1818. Qualificator of the S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition before March 27, 1819. Member of Accademia della Religione Cattolica, April 9, 1820. In 1823, Pope Pius VII named him apostolic vicar in Chile but he declined because of the opposition of his brother and other relatives. Internuncio in Austria, February 4, 1824 to November 1826. Privy chamberlain supernumerary of His Holiness, May 11, 1824. Consultor of the SS.CC. of Propaganda Fide and of the Index. Nuncio in Switzerland, January 30, 1827.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Tarso, April 9, 1827. Consecrated, August 12, 1827, Rome, by Cardinal Giacomo Giustiniani. Nuncio in Switzerland, January 1827 to July 1829. Nuncio in Brazil, July 17, 1829 to September 1832. Nuncio in Austria, September 2, 1832 to July 11, 1836.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of September 30, 1831; published in the consistory of July 11, 1836; received red hat and the title of S. Clemente, November 21, 1836. Transferred to the see of Iesi, with personal title of archbishop, July 11, 1836. Resigned government of the diocese, December 19, 1841. Prefect of the S.C. of Bishops and Regulars, January 25, 1842 until 1847. Opted for the order of cardinal bishops and the suburbicarian see of Albano, April 3, 1843. Protector of the Academy of Theology of the University of Rome, April 28, 1844. Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, January 20, 1845 until January 19, 1846. Participated in the conclave of 1846, which elected Pope Pius IX. Prefect of the S.C. of the Tridentine Council, May 2, 1847 until his death. Protector of the Cistercian Order, March 15, 1847. Member of the Commission for the Reform of the Institutuions of the Papal States, February 12, 1848. During the Roman Republic, he followed Pope Pius IX in exile in Gaeta in November 1848.

Death. March 4 (or 5, or 9), 1849, of an illness produced by accidentally hitting his head while visiting the admiral of the British fleet in Naples. Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Naples.

Bibliography. Accioly, Hildebrando Pompeo Pinto, Os primeiros núncios no Brasil. São Paulo : Instituto Progresso Editorial, 1949. (Coleção Tropico, 2). Contents : Mons. Lorenzo Caleppi.--Mons. Giovanni-Francesco Marefoschi.-- Mons. Pietro Ostini, pp. 211-326; Boutry, Philippe. Souverain et Pontife : recherches prosopographiques sur la curie romaine à l'âge de la restauration, 1814-1846. Rome : École française de Rome, 2002, pp. 438-439; Re, Niccolò del. "I cardinali prefetti della Sacra Congregazione del Concilio dalle origini ad oggi (1564-1964)." Apollinaris, XXXVII (1964), pp. 135-136; Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VII (1800-1846). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 28, 41, 38, 50, 61 and 360; Squicciarini, Donato. Nunzi apostolici a Vienna. Città del Vaticano : Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1998, pp. 204-206.

(8) 8. SALA, Giuseppe Antonio (1762-1839)

Birth. October 27, 1762, Rome.

Education. Obtained a doctorate in theology in Rome (no further educational information found).

Priesthood. Ordained, (no information found). Secretary of the papal legation in Paris, 1801-1804; took part in the negotiations of the Concordat of 1801 between France and the Holy See to regulate the life of the Church in the country after the French Revolution. Secretary of the apostolic delegation that Pius VII established in Rome when he was forced to leave the city by the French, 1809; expelled to Umbria. Secretary of the S.C. of Reform and of the S.C. of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, 1814. Secretary of the S.C. of Rites and of the Tridentine Council, December 1825.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of September 30, 1831; received the red hat, October 3, 1831; and the title of S. Maria della Pace, February 24, 1832. President of a commission of public health for the reform hospitals, 1834. Prefect of the S.C. of the Index, March 21, 1834. Prefect of the S.C. of Bishops and Regulars, November 21, 1834. Archpriest of the patriarchal Lliberian basilica, December 11, 1838.

Death. June 23, 1839, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Carlo ai Catinari, Rome, and buried in his title.

(9) 9. CAPPELLETTI, Benedetto (1764-1834)

Birth. November 2, 1764, Rieti.

Education. Benedictine Abbey of Montecassino, Montecassino. (No further educational information found).

Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Canon of the chapter of the patriarchal Liberian basilica in the pontificate of Pope Pius VI. Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace, 1802. Relator of the S.C. of Good Government. Protonotary apostolic. Apostolic delgate in Viterbo. Apostolic delegate in Macerata, 1822. Apostolic delegate in Urbino, 1823. Aportolic delegate in Pesaro. Governor of the city of Rome and vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, February 1, 1829; confirmed by the Sacred College of Cardinals, February 11, 1829, during the sede vacante; remained in the post until July 2, 1832.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Rieti, July 29, 1833. Consecrated, August 15, 1833, Rome, by Cardinal Pietro Francesco Galleffi.

Death. May 15, 1834, Rieti. Exposed and buried in the cathedral of Rieti.

Bibliography. Del Re, Niccolò. Monsignor governatore di Roma. Rome : Istituto di Studi Romani Editore, 1972, p. 125; Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VII (1800-1846). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 26, 41 and 319.

(10) 10. DEL DRAGO, Luigi (1776-1845)

Birth. June 20, 1776, Rome.

Education. Seminary of Frascati, Frascati.

Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Prelate referendary, 1816. Prefect of the Apostolic Palace, December 15, 1828.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of September 30, 1831; published in the consistory of July 2, 1832; received red hat and the title of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna, December 17, 1832. Prefect of the S.C. of Indulgences and Relics, July 19, 1832. President of the Commission of Subsidies, December 11, 1834. Archpriest of the patriarchal Liberian basilica, June 29, 1839. Pro-secretary of Memorandums, November 15, 1839.

Death. April 18 (1), 1845, Rome. Exposed and buried in the church of S. Marcello, Rome.

Bibliography. Moroni, Gaetano. Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da S. Pietro sino ai nostri giorni .... Venezia : Tipografia Emiliana, 1840-1861. 103 v. in 53, XLI, 278.; Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VII (1800-1846). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 26 and 42.

(1) This is according to Ritzler, Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, VII, 26; Moroni, Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica, XLI, 278, says that he died on April 28, 1845.

(11) 11. PANDOLFI ALBERICI, Francesco Maria (1764-1835)

Birth. March 18, 1764, orvieto.

Education. (No information found).

Priesthood. Ordained, (no information found). Canon of the cathedral chapter of Orvieto. Referendary of both Signatures, 1814. Member of the tribunal of the Sacred Consulta. Prefect of the Pontifical Household, 1830.

Death. June 3, 1835, Rome. Exposed in the basilica of Ss. XII Apostoli and buried in his title.

(12) 12. GAZZOLI, Ludovico (1774-1858)

Birth. March 18, 1774, Terni. Nephew of Cardinal Luigi Gazzoli (1803).

Education. Seminary of Frascati, Frascati; University of Perugia, Perugia (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law).

Sacred Orders. Ordained (no information found). Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace, June 3, 1802. Governor of Fabriano, July 20, 1802. Governor of Spoleto, December 16, 1808. Governor of Rieti, 1809. Apostolic delegate in Ancona, 1815; and in Urbino-Pesaro, 1820. Preceptor of the S. Spirito in Sassia Hospital, Rome, 1823. Pro-legate in Forlì, 1823-1827. President of the Comarche, 1828.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of September 30, 1831; published in the consistory of July 2, 1832; received red hat, July 5, 1832; and the deaconry of S. Eustachio, December 17, 1832. Prefect of Roads, Aqueducts, Tiber River, and Waters, September 7, 1833. Prefect of the S.C. of Good Government, April 3, 1843. Participated in the conclave of 1846, which elected Pope Pius IX. Opted for the deaconry of S. Maria in Via Lata, March 19, 1857. Cardinal protodeacon.

Death. February 12, 1858, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Marcello, Rome, and buried in his deaconry.

Bibliography. Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VII (1800-1846). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 26, 45 and 46; 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. 226, 390 and 691.