Alessandro Caprara Explained

Type:Cardinal
Alessandro Caprarra
Church:Roman Catholic
See:Title of Santi Nereo e Achilleo
Term Start:26 June 1706
Term End:9 June 1711
Predecessor:Leandro Colloredo
Successor:Benedetto Odescalchi-Erba
Cardinal:26 June 1706
Created Cardinal By:Pope Clement XI
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Birth Date:17 September 1626
Birth Place:Bologna
Death Place:Rome
Buried:Church of Santa Maria del Suffragio
Nationality:French
Religion:Roman Catholic
Parents:Massimo degl'Anziani and Caterina Bentivoglio

Alessandro Caprara (17 September 1626, in Bologna – 9 June 1711, in Rome) was an Italian cardinal.

Biography

Cardinal Caprara was born in Bologna on 17 September 1626. He was the eldest of the seven children of Massimo degl'Anziani and Caterina Bentivoglio.

Pope Clement XI created him a cardinal priest on 17 June 1706. He received the red hat and the title Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo.

He died on 9 June 1711 at the age of 85; at his death he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals.

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