Francesco Barberini (1662–1738)

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Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri (1726–1738)
Orders
Ordination26 September 1700 (deacon)
15 September 1715 (priest)
Consecration16 Mar 1721 (bishop)
by Fabrizio Paolucci
Created cardinal13 November 1690
by Pope Alexander VIII
Personal details
Born12 November 1662
Rome, Papal States
Died17 August 1738 (age 75)
Rome, Papal States

Francesco Barberini, iuniore (12 November 1662 – 17 August 1738) was an Italian

Cardinal of the family of Pope Urban VIII (1623–1644) and of the Princes of Palestrina
.

Biography

He was born in

Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena whose mother was his aunt, Lucrezia Barberini
.

He gave up his birthright (as eldest son) for an

Urbano Barberini
, heir to the Barberini estate. When his sister-in-law, Felice Ventimiglia Pignatelli d'Aragona separated from Urbano, she sought refuge with Francesco and joined a convent within his bishopric. She later bequeathed her dowry to the Cardinal.

He was created cardinal by Pope Alexander VIII on 13 November 1690 with the dispensation of having an uncle (Carlo Barberini) in the Sacred College and for not having yet received the minor orders.[2] He was named cardinal-deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria although not ordained to the diaconate until ten years later.

He was ordained priest in 1715. He participated in the five

co-consecrators.[2][3]

On 1 July 1726 he was appointed

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri. That same year he arranged the kidnapping of his twelve-year-old niece, Cornelia Constance Barberini, in a custody dispute with her mother, Maria Teresa Boncompagni, in order to arrange a marriage between Cornelia and Giulio Cesare Colonna di Sciarra.[4]

He became

dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals
in December 1734. He died at his Roman palace, at the age of 75.

Patron of the Arts

In 1704 he commissioned Bernardino Cametti to create funerary monuments for his grandfather Taddeo and great-uncle Antonio Barberini in the family Church of Santa Rosalia in Palestrina.

After the death of Urbano in 1722, Francesco inherited a number of pieces of artwork, including Caravaggio's The Cardsharps.[5] He also owned Claude Lorrain's Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula previously owned by his great-uncle Cardinal Francesco Barberini,[6] and Pietro da Cortona's The Madonna and child with Saint Martina (1645).

References

  1. ^ "Cardinal Francesco Barberini, Jr", The British Museum
  2. ^
    OCLC 53276621
    .
  3. [self-published]
  4. ^ Castiglione, Caroline. "Extravagant Pretensions: Aristocratic Family Conflicts, Emotion, and the ‘Public Sphere’ in Early Eighteenth-Century Rome". Journal of Social History, vol. 38, no. 3, 2005, pp. 685–703. JSTOR
  5. ^ "The Cardsharps", Kimball Art Museum
  6. ^ "Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula", The Met
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria

1690–1715 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme

1715–1718 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede

1718–1721 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

1721–1726 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri

1726–1738 		Succeeded by
Pietro Ottoboni
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