death_date consecration other_post created_cardinal_by birth_date term_end title rank image name caption cardinal predecessor birth_place buried type previous_post appointed successor religion article_title
24 january 1824 21 december 1782 cardinal-deacon of santa maria ad martyres pope pius vii 08 june 1757 24 january 1824 prefect of the congregation for propagation of the faith cardinal-deacon cardinal consalvi.jpg ercole consalvi cardinal 1819 -rrb- . ercole consalvi , by sir thomas lawrence -lrb- 11 august 1800 giovanni battista quarantotti rome , italy san marcello al corso cardinal cardinal-deacon 1800-1817 -rrb- deacon of the secretariat of state -lrb- 1801-1814 of -rrb- official of the roman curia -lrb- 1803-1814 -rrb- secretary sant of the secretariat of state -lrb- 1814-1822 -rrb- ' agata de ' goti -lrb- 23 march 1822 -lrb- pro-prefect -rrb- giulio maria della somaglia roman catholic ercole consalvi

ercole consalvi

ercole consalvi -lrb- 8 june 1757 -- 24 january 1824 -rrb- was a deacon and cardinal of the catholic church , who served twice as cardinal secretary of state for the papal states and who played a crucial role in the post-napoleonic reassertion of the legitimist principle of the divine right of kings , of which he was a constant supporter .
