Fabrizio Paolucci

Fabrizio Paolucci (2 April 1651 12 June 1726) was an Italian cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, appointed by Pope Innocent XII.

Fabrizio Paolucci

Biography

Born at Forlì, he went to Rome at the age of eight, in 1659, to be educated by his grand-uncle, Francesco Paolucci. In 1685 he was elected bishop of Macerata and Tolentino, April 9, 1685, and later was appointed Nuncio in Cologne in 1696.

Pope Innocent XII elevated him to the rank of cardinal in the consistory of 19 December 1698, and he became archbishop of Ferrara. He became Cardinal Secretary of State during the pontificate of Pope Clement XI. On Clement's death, at the succeeding conclave of 1721, Paolucci was the strongest candidate to succeed, but was vetoed by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor as he considered him too close to the French. Instead Michelangelo Conti was elected as Pope Innocent XIII. After the latter's death in 1724 Paolucci was again one of the leading candidates for the papacy, but again the imperial veto played its part. However, with the election of Pope Benedict XIII, he resumed the role of Secretary of State and held the position until his death.

It was Paolucci who ordered the construction of the neoclassical Palazzo Paolucci de Calboli at Forlì.

He died on 12 June 1726 at the age of 75 years.

Sources

  • Renata Ago, Carriere e clientele nella Roma barocca, Rome-Bari, Laterza, 1990.
  • Miranda, Salvador. "PAOLUCCI, Fabrizio (1651-1726)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
  • Cheney, David M. "Fabrizio Cardinal Paolucci". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
    Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by
    Francesco Cini
    Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino
    1685–1698
    Succeeded by
    Alessandro Carlo Gaetano Varano
    Preceded by
    Gianantonio Davia
    Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
    1696–1698
    Succeeded by
    Orazio Filippo Spada
    Preceded by
    Domenico Tarugi
    Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ferrara
    1698–1701
    Succeeded by
    Taddeo Luigi dal Verme
    Preceded by
    Fortunato Ilario Carafa della Spina
    Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo
    1699–1719
    Succeeded by
    Nicolò Maria Lercari
    Preceded by
    Fabrizio Spada
    Cardinal Secretary of State (first time)
    3 December 1700 19 March 1721
    Succeeded by
    Giorgio Spinola
    Preceded by
    Leandro Colloredo
    Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
    1709–1721
    Succeeded by
    Bernardo Maria Conti
    Preceded by
    Ferdinando d'Adda
    Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
    1719–1724
    Succeeded by
    Giacomo Boncompagni
    Preceded by
    Vicar General of Rome
    1721
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by
    Gasparo Carpegna
    Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
    1721–1724
    Succeeded by
    Giuseppe Firrao
    Preceded by
    Giorgio Spinola
    Cardinal Secretary of State (second time)
    6 June 1724 12 June 1726
    Succeeded by
    Niccolò Maria Lercari
    Preceded by
    Pietro Francesco Orsini de Gravina
    Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
    1724–1725
    Succeeded by
    Francesco Pignatelli (seniore)
    Preceded by
    Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition
    1725–1726
    Succeeded by
    Pietro Ottoboni
    Preceded by
    Francesco del Giudice
    Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri
    1725–1726
    Succeeded by
    Francesco Barberini (iuniore)
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