Cardinal Marquis of Almenara

Cardinal Marquis of Almenara, Count of Palma del Río
Portrait by Antoine de Favray
Born(1681-03-27)27 March 1681
Madrid, Spain
Died22 June 1760(1760-06-22) (aged 79)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Spanish military officer; Roman Catholic prelate; Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto

Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero y Mendoza, 4th Marquis of Almenara, 9th Count of Palma del Río (27 March 1681 – 22 June 1760) was a Grandee of Spain who served Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor as Viceroy of Sicily and interim Viceroy of Naples, before entering the priesthood in his late forties and rising to the rank of cardinal, ending his life as Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina.[1]

  1. ^ David M. Cheney. "Cardinal de Portocarrero profile". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 3 March 2015.[self-published source?]

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