Enrico Caetani
| His Eminence Enrico Caetani | |
|---|---|
| Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church | |
Portrait by Scipione Pulzone
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 26 October 1587 |
| Term ended | 13 December 1599 |
| Predecessor | Filippo Guastavillani |
| Successor | Pietro Aldobrandini |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1586-1599) |
| Previous posts | Latin Patriarch of Alexandria (1566–1589) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 11 Aug 1585 by Giulio Antonio Santorio |
| Created cardinal | 8 December 1585 by Pope Sixtus V |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1550 Sermoneta, Papal States |
| Died | 13 December 1599 (aged 49) Rome, Papal States |
Enrico Caetani (6 August 1550 – 13 December 1599) was an Italian cardinal.
Early life
He was born at Sermoneta, in the Papal States, as the second son of Bonifacio, lord of Sermoneta, and Caterina di Alberto Pio, daughter of the lord of Carpi. He was the nephew of Cardinal Niccolò Caetani,[1] and brother of Camillo Caetani.[2]
On 11 Aug 1585, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Massimiliano Palumbara, Archbishop of Benevento, Annibale de Capua, Archbishop of Naples, and Guillaume Damasi Van der Linden, Bishop of Roermond, serving as co-consecrators.[3][4]
Pope Sixtus V gave him the title of cardinal on 18 December 1585. In the same year he was appointed as Latin Patriarch of Alexandria, a position he held until 1587. In 1585 to 1587 he was legate in Bologna, and recommended Galileo Galilei to the university there in 1588.[5] The chair, however, went to Giovanni Antonio Magini.[6]
Diplomat in France
In 1589 Caetani led the papal diplomatic mission to France sent to defend the Catholic church position during the French wars of religion. He was accompanied by Lorenzo Bianchetti,[7] Robert Bellarmine[8] and others in a strong delegation. Caetani supported the Catholic League and the Spanish interest against Henry of Navarre.[9] In March 1590 he presided over a ceremony in which militia and city officials took an oath to defend Paris against Henry.[10] He blessed in May the monastic forces raised by Guillaume Rose for the defence.[11] He was a defender during the Siege of Paris that year, spending heavily.[12]
Later life
After the death of William Allen in 1594, there was no generally acceptable candidate as successor, to lead the English mission. Caetani took on the role of Cardinal Protector. He then appointed George Blackwell as archpriest for England.[13] He served as legate a latere in Poland from 3 April 1596 until 23 June 1597.[3]
He died in Rome in 1599.
References
- Back to citation Sede Vacante page
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- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Miranda, Salvador. "CAETANI, Enrico (1550-1599)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
- Back to citation Cheney, David M. "Enrico Cardinal Caetani". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 20, 2019. [self-published]
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- Back to citation James Reston, Jr., Galileo a Life (2001), p. 21; Google Books.
- Back to citation (in Italian) treccani.it article on Bianchetti.
- Back to citation Miranda, Salvador. "BELLARMINO, S.J., Roberto (1542-1621)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
- Back to citation J. N. Hillgarth, The Mirror of Spain, 1500-1700: the formation of a myth (2000), p. 336; Google Books.
- Back to citation John Patrick Donnelly, Michael W. Maher, Confraternities & Catholic reform in Italy, France, & Spain (1999), p. 170; Google Books.
- Back to citation Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "The League". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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- Back to citation Paul Arblaster, Antwerp and the World: Richard Verstegan and the international culture of Catholic reformation (2004), p. 63; Google Books.
External links
- WorldCat page
- (in Italian) treccani.it biography