Marcantonio Colonna was an Italian Catholic cardinal. Born in Rome on 16 August 1724, Colonna was made Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro by Pope Clement XIII on 19 November 1759. He was then or
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Pope Clement XIII
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Pope Clement XIII, born Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 6 July 1758 to his death in February 1769. He was installed on 16 July 1758.
Marcantonio Colonna (cardinal)
…1724 – 4 December 1793) was an Italian Catholic cardinal. Born in Rome on 16 August 1724, Colonna was made Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro by Pope Clement XIII on 19 November 1759. He was then ordained a deacon on 9 March 1760 and a priest on 1 February 1761. He was appointed Titular Archbishop of Corinthus…
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs (c. 1760, New Orleans Museum of Art)
Portrait engraving of Carlo Rezzonico (c. 1737 – 44)
Portrait of Clement XIII with cardinal Carlo Rezzonico and other members of Rezzonico family, c. 1758
Clement XIII's tomb in St. Peter's Basilica