Italian cardinal; twice papal Secretary of State.Consalvi played a crucial role in the post-Napoleonic reassertion of the legitimist principle of the divine right of kings, of which he was a constant supporter.
 
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 26 January 1822. Written to a monsignor-friend. Fully handwritten letters of Consalvi as papal secretary of state are extremely uncommon. Merits further research!