Alessandro Caprara

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Alessandro Caprarra
ChurchRoman Catholic
SeeTitle of Santi Nereo e Achilleo
Installed26 June 1706
Term ended9 June 1711
PredecessorLeandro Colloredo
SuccessorBenedetto Odescalchi-Erba
Orders
Created cardinal26 June 1706
by Pope Clement XI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born17 September 1626
Died9 June 1711 (1711-06-10) (aged 84)
Rome
BuriedChurch of Santa Maria del Suffragio
NationalityFrench
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsMassimo degl'Anziani and Caterina Bentivoglio

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

Biography[edit]

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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External links[edit]

  • Miranda, Salvador. "CAPRARA, Alessandro (1626-1711)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo
30 August 1794 – 5 March 1719
Succeeded by
Records
Preceded by Oldest living Member of the Sacred College
24 May 1707 - 9 June 1711
Succeeded by