Alessandro Caprara (17 September 1626, in

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– 9 June 1711, in

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) was an Italian

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Biography

Cardinal Caprara was born in

on 17 September 1626. He was the eldest of the seven children of Massimo degl'Anziani and Caterina Bentivoglio.

Pope Clement XI Pope Clement XI ( la, Clemens XI; it, Clemente XI; 23 July 1649 – 19 March 1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 November 1700 to his death in March 1721. Clement XI w ...

created him a cardinal priest on 17 June 1706. He received the red hat and the title

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. 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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