He served as
papal nuncio to Turin from 1778 until he was made
archbishop of Ravenna on 8 May 1785. He pushed for the
Peace of Tolentino in 1797 and played a role in the
Consulte de Lyon in 1802. When
Napoleon I made himself
king of Italy, he made Codronchi grand-almoner, senator and grand-dignitary of the
Order of the Iron Crown. After Napoleon's fall, he backed the Bourbons. ==Bibliography==