Guillaume Dubois
French cardinal and statesman (1656–1723) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guillaume Dubois (6 September 1656 – 10 August 1723) was a French cardinal and statesman.
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Guillaume Dubois | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Cambrai | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Cambrai |
Province | Lille |
Metropolis | Lille |
Appointed | 6 May 1720 |
Term ended | 10 August 1723 |
Predecessor | Joseph-Emmanuel de La Trémoille |
Successor | Charles de Saint-Albin |
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Ordination | 25 February 1720 (deacon) 3 March 1720 (priest) by Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan |
Consecration | 9 June 1720 (bishop) by Armand de Rohan |
Created cardinal | 16 July 1721 by Pope Innocent XIII |
Personal details | |
Born | (1656-09-06)6 September 1656 |
Died | 10 August 1723(1723-08-10) (aged 66) Versailles, France |
Buried | Saint-Roch, Paris |
Nationality | French |
Profession | Clergyman, politician |
Education | Christian Doctrine Fathers |
Member of the Académie française | |
In office 20 September 1722 – 10 August 1723 | |
Preceded by | André Dacier |
Succeeded by | Charles-Jean-François Hénault |
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 24 September 1718 – 10 August 1723 | |
Monarchs | Louis XV Philippe II of Orléans (as Regent) |
Preceded by | Nicolas Chalon du Blé |
Succeeded by | Charles Jean-Baptiste Fleuriau |
Chief Minister of the French Monarch | |
In office 2 September 1715 – 10 August 1723 | |
Monarchs | Louis XV Philippe II of Orléans (as Regent) |
Preceded by | Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1661–1683) |
Succeeded by | Louis Henri of Bourbon |
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