Lazzaro Opizio Pallavicini or Pallavicino (30 October 1719 – 23 February 1785) was a cardinal of the

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starting in 26 September 1766. He was born in

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, Italy. He was the nephew of Cardinal

Lazzaro Pallavicino Lazzaro Pallavicini or Pallavicino (1602/1603 – 21 April 1680) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church starting on 19 May 1670. He was one of 22 siblings born in Genoa, Italy. His ancestors and kin included cardinals and Genoese doges. Cardinal L ...

(1602-1680). He was ordained a priest in 1754. He served as

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to the Kingdom of Naples from 1754 to 1859 and as Nuncio to Spain from 1760 to 1767. In 1769,

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named him Secretary of State. He participated in the papal conclaves of 1769, 1774, and 1775.Catholic Hierarchy
website.

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1719 births 1785 deaths Clergy from Genoa Apostolic Nuncios to Spain 18th-century Italian cardinals {{italy-RC-cardinal-stub