 In 1909 the nuncio stood as godparent, representing Pope Pius X, to Don Carlos de Austria y de Borbón, son of Archduke Don Leopold Salvator of Habsburg-Lorraine and Infanta Doña Blanca de Borbón y de Borbón.Pius X created him Cardinal-Priest in the Consistory of November 27, 1911, giving him the "title" of Santa Maria degli Angeli.He was appointed a papal legate to the Eucharistic Congress of Lourdes July 12, 1914.