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250. Alexander VIII. Peter Ottoboni, born at Venice the 19th April 1610, bishop of Brescia, of Frescati, a cardinal in 1652, elected pope the 6th October 1689, died the 1st of Feb. 1691

251. Innocent XII. Anthony Pignatelli, born at Naples the 13th March 1615, archbishop of Naples, cardinal, elected pope the 13th July 1691, and crowned the 15th of the same, died the 27th Sept. 1700

Refusal of bulls of Invest.i.ture

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

252. Clement XI. John Francis Albani, born at Pesaro the 22d July 1649, cardinal in 1690, elected pope the 23d November 1700, and consecrated the 30th, died the 19th March, 1721

Bull 'Vineam Domini' in 1705.-Bull 'Unigenitus' in 1713.-Quarrels with Vic- tor Amadeus, king of Sicily

253. Innocent XIII. Michael Angelo Conti, Segni, born at Rome the 15th May 1655, bishop of Viterbo, cardinal in 1707, elected pope the 8th May 1721, and crowned the 18th; died the 7th Mar. 1724

254. Benedict XIII. Peter Francis Orsini, born the 2d Feb. 1649, a Dominican, cardinal, archbishop of Beneventum, elected pope the 29th May, 1724, and crowned the 4th June; died the 21st Feb. 1730

Legend of Gregory VII.

255. Clement XII. Lorenzo Corsini, born at Rome the 7th April, cardinal in 1706, bishop of Frescati, elected pope the 12th July, 1780, and crowned the 16th, died 6th Feb. 1740

256. Benedict XIV. Prosper Lambertini, born at Bologna, the 81st March 1675, cardinal in 1728, archbishop of Bologna, elected pope the 17th Aug. 1740, died the 3d of May, 1758 Esteemed by all Europe

257. Clement XIII. Charles Rezzonico, a n.o.ble Venetian, born the 7th of March 1693, cardinal in 1737, bishop of Padua, elected pope the 6th July 1758, and crowned the 16th; died the 2d February, 1769

Affair of Malagrida in Portugal.-Quarrels with the Duke of Parma

258. Clement XIV. Vincent Antoine Ganganelli, born the 31st October 1705, at St. Archangelo near Ripaini, Cordelier, cardinal in 1765, elected pope the 19th May, 1769, crowned the 4th of June, of same year, died the 22d Sept. 1774

Abrogation of the bull 'In cna Domini.'

-Suppression of the Jesuits

259. Pius VI. John Angelo Braschi, born at Cesena the 27th Dec. 1717, cardinal in 1773, elected pope the 15th Feb. 1775, crowned the 22d of the same month, died 29th Aug. 1799

N.B. In the above Chronological Table of thee Popes, the names of Clement VII. Benedict XIII. Clement VIII. and Felix V. be found twice: the latter however are considered as the true successors of St. Peter; this distinction is refused, or but partially allowed, to the first Clement VII. to Peter de Lune, to Gilles de Jugnos, and to Amadeus Duke of Savoy.

END OF THE FIRST VOLUME.