Ludovico Maria Torrigiani. Luigi Maria Torreggiani (October 18, 1697 – January 6, 1777) was an Italian Cardinal. Some refer to him also as ''Ludovico Maria Torrigiani''. Born to an aristocratic family in Florence. His skills in ecclesiastical offices, led to a rapid rise in the Curia. He was installed by pope Benedict XIV as Cardinal by 1733. He became

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on 10 Dec 1753, was appointed Cardinal Deacon of

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in 1754, and Cardinal Deacon of

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in 1765. In 1758, he was named Cardinal Secretary of State for the Papacy by

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and remained a defender of the Jesuits. With the election of Pope Clement XIV, he was replaced in this office by Cardinal

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. He attended the Papal conclaves of 1758,

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and 1774-75. He was buried in San Giovanni dei Fiorentini in Rome.Dizionario biografico universale
Volume 5, by Felice Scifoni, Publisher Davide Passagli, Florence (1849); page 376.

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18th-century Italian cardinals 1697 births 1777 deaths {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub