Vincenzo Grimani
Vincenzo Grimani (born May 26, 1655 in Mantua , † September 26, 1710 in Naples ) was an Italian cardinal , diplomat, and opera librettist .
Life
The Grimani belonged to the "Case Nuove" of the patriciate of Venice ; they provided three doges of the republic. Vincenzo was the son of Antonio Grimani and Helena Gonzaga , who came from the family of the Dukes of Mantua. He was distantly related to the cardinals Domenico Grimani and Marino Grimani .
Grimani was abbot of S. Maria di Lucedo in Piedmont . In the consistory of July 22, 1697 he was appointed cardinal deacon and received on May 16, 1698 the title deaconry Sant'Eustachio . From 1708 until his death in 1710 he was Habsburg viceroy of Naples and imperial ambassador to the Holy See .
He wrote the libretto for the opera Agrippina by Georg Friedrich Händel (1709), for Elmiro re di Corinto by Carlo Pallavicino , and for Orazio by Giuseppe Felice Tosi (Venice 1688). Grimani was the owner of the Teatro San Giovanni Crisostomo , later the Teatro Malibran in Venice.
He died on September 26, 1710 around 7 a.m. in Naples and was first buried in a church there. According to his will, his remains were later transferred to Venice and buried there in the church of San Francesco della Vegna .
literature
- Antonio Borrelli: Grimani, Vincenzo. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 59: Graziano – Grossi Gondi. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2002.
Web links
- Grimani, Vincenzo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 7, 2016.
- Short biography in Italian
- Literature by and about Vincenzo Grimani in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Antonio Borrelli: Vincenzo Grimani. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grimani, Vincenzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal, diplomat and opera librettist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1655 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mantua |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 1710 |
| Place of death | Naples |