Antonio Felice Zondadari, also known as Anton Felice Chigi Zondadari (14 January 1740 – 13 April 1823) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He is not to be confused with his uncle, also a cardinal, Antonio Felice Zondadari the elder (1665–1737).

Biography

Anton Felice Chigi Zondadari was born in Siena on 14 January 1742. He was ordained a priest on 16 March 1782. On 19 December 1785 he was appointed titular archbishop of Adana. He received his episcopal consecration on 19 December from Cardinal

Francesco Saverio de Zelada Francesco Saverio de Zelada (27 August 1717, in Rome – 19 December 1801, in Rome) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, born of a Spanish family, who served in the Papal Curia and in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He was educat ...

. In 1786 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Brussels or perhaps more precisely the ecclesiastical superior of the Mission ''sui iuris'' of Batavia, with responsibility for the Austrian Netherlands. He was expelled on the orders of

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the following year, as he was suspected of supporting the Brabant Revolution. He became Secretary of

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on 30 March 1789 and held that position until August 1795. Zondadari was appointed

Archbishop of Siena In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...

on 1 June 1795. He received

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in Siena when he fled from Rome, expelled by the pro-French revolutionaries. Zondadari was made a cardinal by

Pope Pius VII Pope Pius VII (; born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti; 14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823) was head of the Catholic Church from 14 March 1800 to his death in August 1823. He ruled the Papal States from June 1800 to 17 May 1809 and again ...

during the consistory of 23 February 1801 and given the title of Cardinal Priest of

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. Zondadari was among the few of his peers (14 in all) admitted by

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to his wedding ceremony with

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in the Louvre on 2 April 1810. Zondadari died suddenly in Siena on 13 April 1823 and his body was entombed in the

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