Francesco Maria Brancaccio

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His Eminence

Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
Canneto, near Bari, Italy
Died9 January 1675(1675-01-09) (aged 82)

Francesco Maria Brancaccio (15 April 1592, in

Canneto,[1] near Bari – 9 January 1675) was an Italian Catholic cardinal.[2]

Naples

Brancaccio was born on 15 April 1592, the son of Baron Muzio II Brancaccio, governor of

captain of the guard. The Vice-King[5] ordered the bishop to stand trial and he obeyed; making arrangements to travel to Naples to give his account. But rather than travel to Naples he fled in a felucca towards Rome and upon arrival sought an audience with Pope Urban VIII
to explain his side of the story. Urban agreed to defend the bishop and a furious Kingdom of Naples took custody of all the wealth and assets of Brancaccio's bishopric.

Pope Urban absolved Brancaccio of any crime and ordered that he be returned to Capaccio but the Vice-King opposed it and urged the pope to send him elsewhere.

Barberini
cause, instead kept Brancaccio in Rome and he was elevated to the rank of cardinal in his consistory of 28 November 1633.

Cardinalate

Now as a cardinal, there were few who would publicly speak ill of Brancaccio, though they may have wanted to. He was restored to his bishopric where he remained until 1635 when yet another conflict with yet another Vice-King saw him resign. While in Naples he worked closely with cardinals Francesco Boncompagni and Ippolito Aldobrandini.[4]

He became

Clement X respectively.[2]

Patron of the arts

Grave of Francesco Brancaccio

During his time in Rome he formed the Biblioteca Brancacciana (which later moved to Naples and became that city's first public library – it is now part of the

National Library of Naples) and housed the artist Salvator Rosa.[citation needed
]

In 1642

bishop of Viterbo") and in the appendices is a canon in two voices "Cavato dalle lettere vocali del nome, e cognome / DELL'EMINENTISSIMO E REVERENDISSIMO / CARDINALE BRANCACCIO" ("Based on the vocal letters of the name and surname of the most eminent and most reverend / cardinal Brancaccio").[citation needed
]

Episcopal succession

References and notes

  1. ^ Note: a quarter of which now constitutes the municipality of Adelfia
  2. ^ a b c d e "Francesco Maria Cardinal Brancaccio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 26 August 2016
  3. OCLC 53276621
    .
  4. ^ a b c Pope Alexander the Seventh and the College of Cardinals by John Bargrave, edited by James Craigie Robertson (reprint; 2009)
  5. ^ Note: usually a local count or other noble charged with the administration of the kingdom.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Capaccio

1627–1635 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Santi XII Apostoli

1634–1663 		Succeeded by
Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni
Preceded by
Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania

1638–1670 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina

1663–1666 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Sabina

1666–1668 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati

1668-1671 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Porto e Santa Rufina

1671–1675 		Succeeded by
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