Francesco Nerli the Younger
Francesco Nerli the Younger (born June 12 or 13, 1636 in Rome ; † April 8, 1708 ibid) was an Italian cardinal and cardinal state secretary .
Life
Early years
Francesco Nerli came from the Florentine senatorial family of the Marchese of Rasina, he was born the son of Pietro Nerli. He studied in Pisa and was a member of the cathedral chapter of Florence . He came to Rome under Pope Alexander VII . Presumably he was ordained priest under this Pope . Nerli exercised priestly activities at the Vatican basilica from 1661 before he was sent to Bologna as a vice delegate in 1664.
Episcopal offices
On June 16, 1670 he was appointed titular archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto . He was ordained bishop on July 6th of the same year in Rome by Cardinal Carlo Carafa ; Co- consecrators were Giovanni Spinola , Archbishop of Genoa , and Archbishop Federico Baldeschi . On December 22, 1670, Francesco Nerli became Archbishop of Florence , which he remained until 1683. In April 1672 he also became apostolic nuncio in France .
Cardinalate
On June 12, 1673, Francesco Nerli received the cardinal's hat from Pope Clement X and was appointed cardinal priest with the titular church of San Matteo in Merulana ; two months later he became cardinal secretary of state . This made him the second cardinal of the family after his uncle of the same name. He took part in the conclave of 1676 , the Innocent XI. elected to the Pope. The new Pope immediately appointed a new Secretary of State in Alderano Cibo . For this Cardinal Nerli became treasurer of the Holy College of Cardinals in 1684 , which he remained for a year. After he had ceded as Archbishop of Florence two years earlier, he became Bishop of Assisi on October 1, 1685 with the personal title of Archbishop . Shortly after the 1689 conclave , he gave up the diocese of Assisi again. At the age of 73, Francesco Nerli became archpriest of the Vatican Basilica in 1704 and a little later received the titular church of San Lorenzo in Lucina , at the same time as the longest serving cardinal priest cardinal proto-priest .
The cardinal died on April 8, 1708 in his palace in Rome and was buried in his former titular church, San Matteo in Via Merulana .
Web links
- Nerli, Francesco. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed October 14, 2016.
- Entry on Francesco Nerli (Jr.) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on October 14, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Carlo Barberini |
Cardinal Protopriest 1704-1708 |
Galeazzo Marescotti |
| Federico Borromeo the Younger |
Cardinal Secretary of State 1673–1676 |
Alderano Cibo |
| Francesco Nerli |
Archbishop of Florence 1670–1683 |
Giacomo Antonio Morigia |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nerli, Francesco the Younger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal and cardinal secretary of state |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1636 or June 13, 1636 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1708 |
| Place of death | Rome |