Charles Erskine (cardinal)
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Charles Erskine (13 February 1739 - 20 March 1811) was an Italian-Scottish papal diplomat and
cardinal
.
Biography
He was the son of Colin Erskine, youngest son to
Doctor of Laws in 1770.[1]
In October 1793, Erskine was sent as papal envoy to Great Britain. By his tact Erskine established excellent relations with the
On the French invasion of Rome in 1808 Erskine was made pro-Secretary of
Quirinal with the pope. When Pope Pius VII was taken prisoner Erskine was allowed to go free, but his property was now lost and he would have been reduced to poverty if his Protestant relations in Scotland had not granted him an allowance. In 1809 Napoleon
ordered him to Paris and though ill he was forced from Rome in January 1810.
Shortly after his arrival in Paris, Erskine fell into a gradual decline and soon died. He was buried in the Church of Saint-Genevieve, now the Panthéon.
References
- ^ a b c d "Charles Erskine". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Charles Cardinal Erskine of Kellie". Catholic Hierarchy.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Charles Erskine". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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