SALUZZO, FERDINANDO. — Cardinal. Born in Naples on 21 Sept. 1744, died in Rome on 3 Nov. 1816.
Admitted to the College of Apostolic Protonotaries Participant, he served as Vice-Legate of Ferrara and as ponens in the Consulta under Pius VI; in 1783, elected titular archbishop of Carthage, he was sent as nuncio to Poland. President of Urbino in 1796, he rendered notable service by completing the construction of the Furlo road and found himself facing a delicate situation with the surrender (1797) of the fortress of San Leo to French troops. Created and published cardinal by Pius VII in the Consistory of 23 Feb. 1801, he conducted himself with nobility and dignity: having refused to attend Napoleon’s marriage to Maria Luisa, he was first relegated to Sedan with Cardinal Galleffi, then to Saint-Pons. In 1816 he became president of the Congregation of the Good Government.