Ferdinando D'Adda
Ferdinando D'Adda , also De Addua or De Abdva , (born August 27, 1650 in Milan , † January 27, 1719 in Rome ) was an Italian cardinal .
Life
Ferdinando D'Adda came from a patrician family. His parents were Costanzo d'Adda, Count of Sale, and Anna Cusani. He studied law at the University of Bologna and the University of Pavia . He was named by the College of Lawyers of Milan as auditor of the Roman Rota , but did not take this position, but was appointed by Pope Innocent XI. appointed Commendatabab of a famous abbey and charged with bringing the red biretta to Madrid for the newly appointed Cardinal Savo Millini , nuncio in Spainbring to. He then became a trainee lawyer at the tribunals of the Apostolic Signature .
On March 3, 1687, Ferdinando D'Adda was appointed titular archbishop of Amasea . The episcopal ordination donated him on May 1, 1687 in London Dominic MacGuire OP , Archbishop of Armagh ; Co- consecrators were John Leyburn , Vicar Apostolic of England and Wales , and John O'Mollony , Bishop of Killaloe . Ferdinando D'Adda was nuncio to King James II of England . While he was exercising this office, Pope Innocent XI entrusted him. the task of persuading the English monarch to make representations to King Louis XIV on behalf of the Protestants oppressed in France. On October 16, 1689 Ferdinando D'Adda was appointed Papal Assistant to the Throne .
Pope Alexander VIII created him cardinal in the consistory of February 13, 1690 . The Pope awarded him the cardinal's hat and the titular church of San Clemente on February 16 of the same year. Ferdinando D'Adda took part in the 1691 conclave , which Pope Innocent XII. chose. On January 2, 1696 he moved to the titular church of Santa Balbina . From September 1696 he worked as a legate in Ferrara. In November 1698 he became a legate in Bologna , which he remained until February 1701. Ferdinando D'Adda was a participant in the 1700 conclave with the election of Pope Clement XI. Under the new Pope he became prefect of the Congregation for Rites and moved to the titular church of San Pietro in Vincoli on April 16, 1714 . On January 21, 1715, Ferdinando D'Adda became cardinal bishop and received the suburbicarian diocese of Albano .
Ferdinando D'Adda died on January 27, 1719 at 11:45 a.m. in his residence in Piazza Santi Apostoli and was buried two days later in the Church of San Carlo ai Catinari in Rome. He bequeathed his property to the Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide .
literature
- Franca Petrucci: D'Adda, Ferdinando. In: Massimiliano Pavan (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 31: Cristaldi – Dalla Nave. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1985, pp. 610-613.
- Alessandro Cont: Corte britannica e Stati italiani. Rapporti politici, diplomatici e culturali (1685-1688) , prefazione di Christopher Storrs ("Biblioteca della Nuova Rivista Storica", 55), Roma, Società Editrice Dante Alighieri, 2019, ISBN 978-88-534-3436-4 , ISSN 0469 -2462 , pp. 60-72 ( online ).
Web links
- Adda, Ferdinando d '. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed July 28, 2016. (English)
- Entry on Ferdinando d'Adda on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on July 28, 2016.
Remarks
- ↑ Date according to Diz. Biogr. Ital .; It's September 1st for Miranda and Catholic Hierarchy
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| César d'Estrées |
Bishop of Albano 1715–1719 |
Fabrizio Paolucci |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | D'Adda, Ferdinando |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Addua, Ferdinando; De Abdva, Ferdinando |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1650 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1719 |
| Place of death | Rome |