sentences:  He was appointed Nuncio to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany on 16 January 1829.He remained in Tuscany until he was appointed as Prefect of the Apostolic Palace on 2 July 1832 by Pope Gregory XVI.He was created cardinal, but only "in pectore", in the consistory of 23 June 1834 and publicly proclaimed on 11 July 1836, becoming Cardinal-Priest of "San Silvestro in Capite".