Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
In 1712, he was appointed nuncio to Paris. He locked horns with the Jansenists, led by Pasquier Quesnel in Paris, and was recalled after the death of Louis XIV of France in 1715. He became cardinal in 1719, and named legate for the province of Romagna until 1726. He was then named Spanish Minister Plenipotentiary at Rome, a position which he held until his death. He is buried in the church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere.