Enrico Enríquez

For other people named Enrique Enríquez, see Enrique Enríquez (disambiguation).

Enrique Enríquez (30 September 1701 – 25 April 1756) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.

His Eminence Enrico Enríquez
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	22 July 1754
Term ended	25 April 1756
Predecessor	Pompeo Aldrovandi
Successor	Jean-François-Joseph de Rochechouart
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus (1743-53) Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1744-53)
Orders
Consecration	29 December 1743 by Pope Benedict XIV
Created cardinal	26 November 1753 by Pope Benedict XIV
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Enrico Enríquez 30 September 1701 Campi Salentina, Kingdom of Naples
Died	25 April 1756(1756-04-25) (aged 54) Ravenna, Papal States
Parents	Giovanni Enríquez Cecilia Capece Minutolo
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome
Coat of arms

Born in Campi Salentina, in the Kingdom of Naples, he studied canon and civil law at the La Sapienza University, Rome, was later made governor of several towns until 1743, when he received the minor orders.

On 16 December 1743 he was elected titular archbishop of Nazianzo and was sent as Apostolic nuncio to Spain on 8 January 1744. Pope Benedict XIV created him cardinal priest in the consistory of 26 November 1753, with the title of Sant'Eusebio. As legate to Ravenna, he reestablished the independence of the Republic of San Marino, which his predecessor Cardinal Giulio Alberoni had suppressed.

Enriquez died in 1756 at Ravenna.

External links

• The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church-Biographical Dictionary
• Catholic Hierarchy data for this cardinal ^{[self-published]}