Francesco Pannocchieschi

Francesco Pannocchieschi d'Elci (1625 or 1626, Florence - 20 June 1702) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and archbishop.

Life

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He came from a noble Sienese family of the Pannocchieschi d'Elci, who held the status of counts. He was the son of count Ranieri and a noblewoman from the Altoviti family. One of Ranieri's brothers was cardinal Scipione Pannocchieschi, whom Francesco accompanied during Scipione's Pontifical Legature to the Republic of Venice (1647-1652). Scipione's Relazione sulle cose della repubblica offers a glimpse of life in Venice at that time.[1][2] Francesco also assisted Scipione to the court of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor in Germany (1653-1654).

This acted as an introduction to the church's life in Rome - Francesco became secret chamberlin or 'cubicularius' to the pope and canon of St Peter's Basilica.[3] He succeeded his uncle as archbishop of Pisa in 1663 and made a solemn entrance into Pisa on 23 December 1663. He remained in Pisa for almost forty years, finally dying there on 20 June 1702.

Episcopal succession

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While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Ellen Rosand, Opera in Seventeenth-Century - Venice: The Creation of a Genre, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1991, p. 152-153.
  2. ^ (in Italian) Pompeo Molmenti, Venezia alla metà del secolo XVII : relazione inedita di monsignor Francesco Pannocchieschi, Roma,Tipografia della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, 1916.
  3. ^ (in Latin) Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae catholicae quotquot innotuerunt a beato Petro apostolo, Leipzig, Hiersemann, 1931.
  4. ^ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Francesco Pannocchieschi d'Elci". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Pisa
1663–1702
Succeeded by