Annibale Albani

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Cardinal Annibale Albani

Annibale Albani (born August 15, 1682 in Urbino , Papal States , † October 21, 1751 in Rome ) was an Italian cardinal and bishop of the Catholic Church .

Life

Annibale Albani came from the Italian Albani family , who immigrated from Albania in the 15th century , from which other cardinals ( Gian Girolamo Albani , Alessandro Albani , Gian Francesco Albani and Giuseppe Albani ) and Pope Clement XI. emerged.

As a layman, he was appointed Commendatarabbot of the Casamari Monastery in 1708 and received in February 1711 from his uncle, Pope Clement XI, the elevation to cardinal, from 1716 as cardinal deacon with the titled deaconry Santa Maria in Cosmedin , from 1722 as cardinal priest of San Clemente and only afterwards all church ordinations. Albani was governor of Frascati and for the area around Castelgandolfo (1712-1726). He retired from this office after disputes with Cardinal Niccolò Paolo Andrea Coscia and from then on lived in Urbino, where he wrote a biography about Pope Clement XI. wrote. From 1719 to 1747 he officiated as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, was Cardinal Bishop of the Diocese of Sabina from 1730 to 1743 and from 1743 until his death as Cardinal Bishop of Porto and Santa Rufina Vice Dean of the College of Cardinals .

Annibale's younger brother, Carlo Albani , bought the Principality of Soriano nel Cimino in Latium in 1715 , which passed to the Chigi family after his death in 1724 .

Annibale took part in a total of four conclaves , namely the conclave of 1721 , which Pope Innocent XIII. elected, at the conclave of 1724 , the Benedict XIII. chose, at the conclave of 1730 , the Clemens XII. and finally at the conclave of 1740 , which Benedict XIV elevated to the chair of Peter.

In 1702 he was elected a member of the Accademia della Crusca in Florence . Annibale was also a distinguished art patron who owned a large collection of books and coins, both of which became the property of the Vatican after his death .

literature

  • Bramante Ligi: Il cardinale Annibale Albani 1682-1751. In: Urbinum 10, 1936, pp. 14-25.
  • Gianni Sofri:  ALBANI, Annibale. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 1:  Aaron – Albertucci. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1960.
  • TH Clarke: The "Roman Order". The Meissen altar set, the August III. gave to Cardinal Annibale Albani in 1736. In: Keramos 86, 1979, pp. 3-52.
  • Maria B. Guerrieri Borsoi: Dalla fabbrica di San Pietro alla chiesa di San Domenico a Urbino. copie di originali vaticani riutilizzate per volontà del Cardinale Annibale Albani. In: Antichità viva 28, 1989, pp. 32-40.
  • Cristiana Parretti: Un dipinto di Andrea Casali e la committenza del cardinale Annibale Albani nella cattedrale di Magliano Sabina. In: Studi romani 58, 2010, pp. 276–297.

Web links

Commons : Annibale Albani  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry in the list of members of the Crusca
predecessor Office successor
Pietro X. Ottoboni Bishop of Sabina
1730–1743 		Vincenzo Bichi
Ludovico Pico della Mirandola Bishop of Porto
1743–1751 		Pietro Luigi Carafa
personal data
SURNAME Albani, Annibale
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian cardinal
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1682
PLACE OF BIRTH Urbino , Papal States
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1751
Place of death Rome