Alessandro Caprara

His Eminence Alessandro Caprarra
Church	Roman Catholic
See	Title of Santi Nereo e Achilleo
Installed	26 June 1706
Term ended	9 June 1711
Predecessor	Leandro Colloredo
Successor	Benedetto Odescalchi-Erba
Orders
Created cardinal	26 June 1706 by Pope Clement XI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	17 September 1626 Bologna
Died	9 June 1711 (1711-06-10) (aged 84) Rome
Buried	Church of Santa Maria del Suffragio
Nationality	French
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Massimo degl'Anziani and Caterina Bentivoglio

Alessandro Caprara (17 September 1626, in Bologna – 9 June 1711, in Rome) was an Italian cardinal.

Biography

Cardinal Caprara was born in Bologna on 17 September 1626. He was the eldest of the seven children of Massimo degl'Anziani and Caterina Bentivoglio.

Pope Clement XI created him a cardinal priest on 17 June 1706. He received the red hat and the title Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo.

He died on 9 June 1711 at the age of 85; at his death he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals.

External links

• Miranda, Salvador. "CAPRARA, Alessandro (1626-1711)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.