André-Hercule de Fleury
French cardinal and statesman (1653–1743) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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André-Hercule de Fleury, Bishop of Fréjus (22 June or 26 June 1653 – 29 January 1743) was a French cardinal who served as the chief minister of Louis XV.
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André-Hercule de Fleury | |
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Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fréjus | |
Archdiocese | Aix |
Diocese | Fréjus |
Installed | 18 May 1698 |
Term ended | 3 May 1715 |
Predecessor | Louis d'Aquin |
Successor | Pierre de Castellane |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-priest; no title assigned |
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Ordination | 1679 |
Consecration | 22 November 1698 by Louis Antoine de Noailles |
Created cardinal | 11 September 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII |
Rank | Cardinal-priest |
Personal details | |
Born | (1653-06-22)22 June 1653 Lodève, Languedoc-Roussillon, France |
Died | 29 January 1743(1743-01-29) (aged 89) Issy-les-Moulineaux, Île-de-France, France |
Nationality | French |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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First Minister of State | |
In office 11 June 1726 – 29 January 1743 | |
Monarch | Louis XV |
Preceded by | Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon |
Succeeded by | Étienne François de Choiseul (1758) |
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