Alessandro Caprara
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Alessandro Caprarra | |
|---|---|
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| See | Title of Santi Nereo e Achilleo |
| Installed | 26 June 1706 |
| Term ended | 9 June 1711 |
| Predecessor | Leandro Colloredo |
| Successor | Benedetto Odescalchi-Erba |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 12 June 1650 |
| Created cardinal | 26 June 1706 by Pope Clement XI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1626 |
| Died | 9 June 1711 (aged 84) |
| Buried | Church of Santa Maria del Suffragio |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | 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.
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.
He completed his education at the University of Bologna receiving a doctorate in both canon and civil law in 1647, and began his legal career. He was ordained to the priesthood on 12 June 1650 in Rome.[1]
Under Caprara, the young Prospero Lambertini made his legal apprenticeship.[1] Pope Clement XI created him a cardinal priest on 17 June 1706. He received the red hat and the title Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo.[2]
He died on 9 June 1711 at the age of 85; at his death he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals.
