ACQUAVIVA, Troiano. — Cardinal. Born in Naples on 24 January 1696, died in Rome on 24 March 1747. Appointed by Clement XI as vice-legate of Bologna and by Innocent XIII as governor of Ancona, he was summoned by Benedict XIII to the office of master of the chamber. Becoming majordomo, he was elected titular archbishop of Larissa and, created cardinal in 1732 by Clement XII, he attached his name to the title assigned to him of S. Cecilia, carrying out some ill-starred restorations that altered the lines of the church.
Ambassador of Spain to Rome and a close friend of Charles III, he was entrusted with affairs of the Kingdom of Naples at the papal court and distinguished himself by his strong inclination towards the maxims of Tanucci and by the stipulation of the concordat (1741), which subjected the clergy to taxes, guaranteeing civil power preponderance in the appointment of benefices. From 1739 until his death he was archbishop of Monreale.