Francesco Acquaviva

Francesco Acquaviva d'Aragona (14 October 1665 – 9 January 1725) was an Italian Cardinal, who served as ambassador of Spain to the Holy See.


Francesco Acquaviva
Cardinal; Bishop of Sabina
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Orders
Consecration22 December 1697
by Gasparo Carpegna
Personal details
Born14 October 1665
Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire
Died9 January 1725
Rome, Papal States

Life

Francesco Acquaviva was born 14 October 1665 in Naples, the son of Giosia III Acquaviva d'Aragona, 14th Duke of Atri, and Francesca Caracciolo.[1] Grand-nephew of Cardinal Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona (iuniore) (1654). Uncle of Cardinal Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona (1732). Grand-uncle of Cardinal Pasquale Acquaviva d'Aragona (1770). Other cardinals of the family were Giovanni Vincenzo Acquaviva d'Aragona (1542); Giulio Acquaviva d'Aragona (1570); and Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona (seniore) (1591).[2]

He obtained a doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law from the University of Fermo. He served as Vice-legate in Fermo, and was made a domestic prelate 25 November 1688. The following year, he was appointed Vice-legate in Ferrara. Francesco Acquaviva was consecrated titular archbishop of Larissa 22 December 1697.[2] Francesco Acquaviva filled various offices under Popes Innocent XI, Alexander VIII, Innocent XII, and Clement XI, who created him Cardinal in the consistory of May 17, 1706.

He was nuncio to Spain, from April 6, 1700 until December 7, 1706. In 1708, due to the Austrian conquest of the Kingdom of Naples, he lost a number of ecclesiastical benefices, but was compensated by Philip V with the appointment as diplomatic representative of the Catholic court to the Holy See, as well as cardinal protector of Spain.[3] He was very loyal to Philip V, and sold his silverware to help the king bear the costs of the long war of succession and, in a critical moment, also saved the first wife of that sovereign, Luisa Maria Gabriella of Savoy. He participated in matters such as arranging the marriage of King Philip V and Princess Isabella Farnese of Parma, on August 20, 1714.[1] He resided at the Palazzo di Spagna in Rome.

In 1709, he was named Cardinal-protector of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere.[1] He served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, January 26, 1711 until March 2, 1712.Francesco Acquaviva participated in the conclave of 1721, which elected Pope Innocent XIII, and the conclave of 1724, which elected Pope Benedict XIII.[2]

He was buried at Rome in the Church of Santa Cecilia.

Episcopal Lineage

References

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Acquaviva". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Baldassare Cenci (seniore)
Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia
1697–1707
Succeeded by
Giovanni Battista Anguisciola
Preceded by
Giuseppe Archinto
Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
1700–1706
Succeeded by
Antonfelice Zondadari
Preceded by
Niccolò Radulovich
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola
1707–1709
Succeeded by
Juan Álvaro Cienfuegos Villazón
Preceded by
Giacomo Antonio Morigia
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
1709–1725
Succeeded by
Filippo Antonio Gualtieri
Preceded by
Francesco Pignatelli (seniore)
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
1724–1725
Succeeded by
Pietro Ottoboni
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