About Giovanni Carlo Boschi
Lived 1715 – 1788 (aged 73). Giovanni Carlo Boschi was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Giovanni Carlo Boschi (Faenza, 9 April 1715 – 6 September 1788) was an Italian clergyman who was made a cardinal by Pope Clement XIII in the consistory of 21 July 1766.
He then served as Major Penitentiary from 1767 to 1788, and participated in the papal conclaves of 1769. He also attend the 1774–75. In the latter, the jus exclusivae was used on behalf of the Bourbons to veto his election to the papacy. His other offices included prefect of the Congregation for the correction of the books of the Oriental Church.
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Catholic cardinal
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Giovanni Carlo Boschi was born on 9 April 1715 in Faenza.
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Giovanni Carlo Boschi died on 6 September 1788 in Rome.
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Giovanni Carlo Boschi was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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