Fabrizio Paolucci
Fabrizio Paolucci (born April 2, 1651 in Forlì , † June 12, 1726 in Rome ) was an Italian clergyman, papal diplomat and cardinal of the Roman Church .
Life
Paolucci went to Rome at the age of eight and was raised there by his great-uncle, Cardinal Francesco Paolucci . He studied at the University of La Sapienza and obtained there on February 23, 1674 the degree of Doctor iuris utriusque .
On April 9, 1685, he became Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino , and on May 6, 1685, Cardinal Vicar Gasparo Carpegna donated his episcopal ordination . On January 27, 1698, he moved to the bishopric in Ferrara with the personal title of archbishop . He was also apostolic nuncio in Cologne . On December 19, 1698 he was by Pope Innocent XII. elevated to cardinal priest with the titular church Santi Giovanni e Paolo . Under Pope Clement XI. , in whose election he had participated in the 1700 conclave , Paolucci held the post of cardinal state secretary or state secretary of his Holiness from 1700 to 1721 . On February 8, 1719 he was appointed Cardinal Bishop of Albano .
As Clemens XI. died in 1721, Paolucci was considered the most promising candidate for the successor in the following conclave . But because he sympathized with the political positions of France, Emperor Charles VI voted . against him. So Paolucci spent the years under Pope Innocent XIII, who was elected in his place . as a cardinal. After his death in 1724 Paolucci was again traded as a candidate for the successor. Again, however, there was an objection and it was not elected in the 1724 conclave . Under Benedict XIII. he held the post of Cardinal Secretary of State from 1724 until his death. On June 12, 1724 he became Cardinal Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina and finally moved on November 19, 1725 to the suburbicarian bishopric of Ostia e Velletri .
Fabrizio Paolucci died in the Apostolic Palace on the Quirinal and was buried in the Church of San Marcello in Rome.
His nephew Camillo Paolucci , whom he promoted, was later also accepted into the college of cardinals .
Web links
- Paolucci, Fabrizio. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed September 20, 2016.
- Entry on Fabrizio Paolucci on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on September 20, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Francesco del Giudice |
Dean of the College of Cardinals 1725–1726 |
Francesco Barberini |
| Francesco del Giudice |
Cardinal Bishop of Ostia e Velletri 1725–1726 |
Francesco Barberini |
| Giorgio Spinola |
Cardinal Secretary of State 1724–1726 |
Niccola Maria Lercari |
| Vincenzo Maria Orsini |
Cardinal Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina 1724–1725 |
Francesco Pignatelli |
| Ferdinando D'Adda |
Cardinal Bishop of Albano 1719–1724 |
Giacomo Buoncompagni |
| Fabrizio Spada |
Cardinal Secretary of State 1700–1721 |
Giorgio Spinola |
| Domenico Tarugi |
Bishop of Ferrara 1698–1701 |
Taddeo Luigi dal Verme |
| Francesco Cini |
Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino 1685–1698 |
Alessandro Varano |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paolucci, Fabrizio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1651 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forlì |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1726 |
| Place of death | Rome |