Deceased Cardinals

a.d. 1750 – 1759

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Cardinals (43)
1750.02.11ItalyCardinal Vincenzo Bichi († 82)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1747.04.10 – 1750.02.11)

Camerlengo emeritus of Sacred College of Cardinals (1739.01.26 – 1740)

1750.12.03PortugalCardinal Nuno da Cunha e Ataíde († 85)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1721.06.16 – 1750.12.03)

Bishop emeritus of Elvas (Portugal) (1705 – 1705)

1751.04.12AustriaCardinal Graf Sigismund von Kollonitz († 74)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono (1740.08.29 – 1751.04.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria) (1722.06.01 – 1751.04.12)

1751.10.21ItalyCardinal Annibale Albani († 69)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1743.09.09 – 1751.10.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente in commendum (1730.07.24 – 1751.10.21)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church emeritus of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1719.03.29 – 1747.02.23)

1752.01.06ItalyCardinal Pompeio Aldrovandi († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio (1734.04.12 – 1752.01.06)

Archbishop-Bishop of Corneto (Italy) (1734.07.09 – 1752.01.06)

Archbishop-Bishop of Montefiascone (Italy) (1734.07.09 – 1752.01.06)

1752.06.26SpainCardinal Giulio Alberoni († 88)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1740.08.29 – 1752.06.26)

Bishop emeritus of Málaga (Spain) (1717.12.06 – 1725.11.19)

1752.08.20ItalyCardinal Giovanni Battista Spinola († 71)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1751.11.15 – 1752.08.20)

Commendatory Abbot of Subiaco (Italy) (1738 – 1752.08.20)

1752.11.02ItalyCardinal Domenico Riviera († 80)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli (1741.01.02 – 1752.11.02)

Camerlengo emeritus of Sacred College of Cardinals (1745.01.25 – 1746.01.17)

1753.02.16ItalyCardinal Tommaso Ruffo († 89)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1740.08.29 – 1753.02.16)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso in commendum (1740.08.29 – 1753.02.16)

Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1740.08.29 – 1753.02.16)

Secretary of Commission of Roman and Universal Inquisition (1740.08.29 – 1753.02.16)

1753.02.22ItalyCardinal Antonio Maria Ruffo († 65)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (1743.09.23 – 1753.02.22)

1753.03.13ItalyCardinal Antonio Saverio Gentili († 72)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1747.04.10 – 1753.03.13)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1737.03.20 – 1753.03.13)

1754.01.17ItalyCardinal Filippo Maria De Monti († 78)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio (1747.04.10 – 1754.01.17)

1754.01.24ItalyCardinal Giovanni Battista Barni († 77)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso in Parione (1746.12.19 – 1754.01.24)

1754.02.27PortugalCardinal Tomás de Almeida († 83)

Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) (1740.12.13 – 1754.02.27)

1754.03.21ItalyCardinal Giuseppe Livizzani Mulazzini († 66)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia (1753.12.10 – 1754.03.21)

1754.04.29ItalyCardinal Alessandro Tanara († 72)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro (1743.09.23 – 1754.04.29)

1755.01.06ItalyCardinal Angelo Maria Quirini, O.S.B. Cas. († 74)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede (1743.03.11 – 1755.01.06)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in commendum (1743.03.11 – 1755.01.06)

Archbishop-Bishop of Brescia (Italy) (1727.07.30 – 1755.01.06)

Commendatory Abbot of Santa Maria di Vangadizza (Italy) (1747? – 1755.01.06)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index (1740 – 1755.01.06?)

Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library (1730.09.04 – 1755.01.06)

Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives (1730.09.04 – 1755.01.06)

1755.01.08ItalyCardinal Francesco Ricci († 75)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1743.09.23 – 1755.01.08)

Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church emeritus of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1741.06.27 – 1743.09.09)

1755.02.08ItalyCardinal Nicolò Paolo Andrea Coscia († 74)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Domnica pro hac vice Title (1742.01.08 – 1755.02.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Benevento (Italy) (1730.02.21 – 1731.01.08)

1755.06.18ItalyCardinal Gioacchino Besozzi, O. Cist. († 75)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1744.12.07 – 1755.06.18)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1747 – 1755.06.18)

1755.12.15ItalyCardinal Pier Luigi Carafa († 78)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri (1753.04.09 – 1755.12.15)

Camerlengo emeritus of Sacred College of Cardinals (1737.02.11 – 1738.01.27)

1756.02.12ItalyCardinal Mario Bolognetti († 65)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria ad Martyres (1751.02.01 – 1756.02.12)

1756.04.25ItalyCardinal Enrico Enriquez († 54)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio (1754.07.22 – 1756.04.25)

1756.06.28FranceCardinal Armand de Rohan-Soubise-Ventadour († 38)

Bishop of Strasbourg (France) (1749.07.19 – 1756.06.28)

1756.07.25ItalyCardinal Mario Millini († 79)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (1748.04.01 – 1756.07.25)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1753 – 1756.07.25)

1756.08.28ItalyCardinal Silvio Valenti Gonzaga († 66)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1753.04.09 – 1756.08.28)

Commendatory Archimandrite of Santissimo Salvatore of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) (1724 – 1756.08.28)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith (1747.03.27 – 1756.08.28)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1747.02.25 – 1756.08.28)

1757.02.11ItalyCardinal Francesco Landi Pietra († 74)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina (1745.09.13 – 1757.02.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Benevento (Italy) (1741.09.18 – 1752.01.17)

1757.03.10AustriaCardinal Johannes Joseph von Trautson († 52)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria) (1751.04.12 – 1757.03.10)

1757.03.21ItalyCardinal Nicolò Maria Lercari († 81)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1743.03.11 – 1757.03.21)

Secretary of State of Apostolic Secretariat (1726.06.13 – 1757.03.21?)

1757.04.29FranceCardinal Frédéric-Jérôme de la Rochefoucauld de Roye († 55)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura (1747.05.15 – 1757.04.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bourges (France) (1729.07.06 – 1757.04.29)

Abbot nullius of Cluny (France) (1747.04.23 – 1757.04.29)

1757.11.16ItalyCardinal Giovanni Giacomo Millo († 62)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono (1753.12.10 – 1757.11.16)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1756.12.16 – 1757.11.16)

Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria (1743 – 1757.11.16)

1758.01.30ItalyCardinal Luigi Mattei († 55)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli (1756.04.05 – 1758.01.30)

1758.02.05CzechiaCardinal Ferdinand Julius von Troyer († 60)

Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia) (1745.12.09 – 1758.02.05)

1758.03.02FranceCardinal Pierre Guérin de Tencin († 77)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (1739.07.20 – 1758.03.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) (1740.11.11 – 1758.03.02)

1758.07.09PortugalCardinal José Manuel da Câmara d’Atalaia († 71)

Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) (1754.05.20 – 1758.07.09)

1758.09.30ItalyCardinal Alberico Archinto († 59)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso (1756.09.20 – 1758.09.30)

Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1756.09.20 – 1758.09.30)

1758.11.04ItalyCardinal Carlo Maria Sacripante († 69)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1756.01.12 – 1758.11.04)

1758.12.23ItalyCardinal Clemente Argenvilliers († 70)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio (1753.12.10 – 1758.12.23)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1757 – 1758.12.23)

1759.01.05BelgiumCardinal Thomas Philip Wallrad d’Hénin-Liétard d’Alsace-Boussu de Chimay († 79)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1752.07.17 – 1759.01.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen (Belgium) (1715.12.16 – 1759.01.05)

1759.01.15ItalyCardinal Giovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D. († 84)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1756.01.12 – 1759.01.15)

Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (1732.03.01 – 1759.01.15)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1743.01.28 – 1759.01.15?)

1759.01.31ItalyCardinal Giorgio Doria († 50)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia (1757.01.03 – 1759.01.31)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino in commendum (1757.01.03 – 1759.01.31)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Good Government (1754.05.06 – 1759.01.31)

1759.03.10FranceCardinal Nicolas de Saulx-Tavannes († 68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France) (1733.12.18 – 1759.03.10)

1759.06.21ItalyCardinal Francesco Scipione Maria Borghese († 62)

Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1759.02.12 – 1759.06.21)

Camerlengo emeritus of Sacred College of Cardinals (1738.01.27 – 1739.01.26)

See Also

Cardinals by Consistory

Cardinals by Name

Cardinals by Religious Order

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