ACQUAVIVA, TROIANO. – Cardinal, born in Naples on 24 January 1696, died in Rome on 24 March 1747. Appointed by Clement XI vice-legate of Bologna and by Innocent XIII governor of Ancona, he was summoned by Benedict XIII to the office of master of the chamber. Having become majordomo, he was elected titular archbishop of Larissa and, created cardinal in 1732 by Clement XII,
he linked his name to the title assigned to him, S. Cecilia, carrying out the unfortunate restorations that altered the lines of the church.
Ambassador of Spain in Rome and a close friend of Carlo III, he was entrusted with the affairs of the Kingdom of Naples at the papal court and distinguished himself by the strong inclination he showed toward Tanucci’s principles and by the conclusion of the concordat (1741), which subjected the clergy to taxation, guaranteeing the civil power predominance in the appointment of benefices. From 1739 until his death he was archbishop of Monreale.