Antoine Clairiard de Choiseul de Beaupré
Antoine Clairiard de Choiseul de Beaupré (born September 28, 1707 at Daillecourt Castle , France , † January 7, 1774 in Besançon ) was a cardinal of the Roman Church .
Life
He came from the noble family of the Dukes of Angers and was the son of Antoine Clériadus, Count of Choiseul, Lord of Daillecourt, and his wife Anne Françoise de Barillon de Morangis. After studying theology in Paris, which he completed with a doctorate in theology, he became vicar general for the diocese of Mende .
Pope Benedict XIV appointed him Archbishop of Besançon and Pope Clement XIII on March 17, 1755 . created him on November 23, 1761 cardinal priest . However, he never went to Rome to receive the cardinal's hat and a titular church . Having held the title of chaplain to the King of Poland since 1764, he took part in the conclave of 1769 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Antoine Clairiard de Choiseul de Beaupré in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries )
- Choiseul de Beaupré, Antoine Clairiard de. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 8, 2016.
- Entry on Antoine Clériade de Choiseul-Beaupré on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- Information on the tomb in the Requiem project
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SURNAME | Choiseul de Beaupré, Antoine Clairiard de |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Choiseul-Beaupré, Antoine Clériade de |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cardinal of the Roman Church |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1707 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Daillecourt Castle , France |
DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1774 |
Place of death | Besançon |