Guillaume d'Hugues

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Guillaume d'Hugues de la Mothe (* 1690 at Gap, † January 1774 in Grenoble ) was a French clergyman . He became Commendatarabb of the Cistercian monastery of Varennes in 1723 , Bishop of Nevers in 1741 and Archbishop of Vienne in 1751 .

Live and act

Guillaume d'Hugues de la Mothe was born in 1690 in his father's castle la Mothe near Gap , Hautes-Alpes , France. In 1723 he received the abbey of the Cistercian monastery of Varennes. In 1740 he was elected Bishop of Nevers and consecrated bishop on March 5, 1751. In 1751 he was appointed Archbishop of Vienne. On July 25, 1751, he received confirmation from Pope Benedict XIV. The benefice brought him 25,000 livres annually . He died in Grenoble in January 1774.

literature

  • Continued new genealogical-historical news of the most noble events that take place at the European courts, which at the same time include descriptions of life for many estates. 8. William of Hugues de la Mothe. 145: 793, Leipzig 1774 Online at Google Books
  • Journal politique, ou Gazette des gazettes, 1774, p. 70 Online at Google Books
  • Suite de la clef ou journal historique sur les matières du tems; … Volume 115, January 1774, p. 238. Online at Google Books
personal data
SURNAME Hugues, Guillaume d '
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hugues de la Mothe, Guillaume d '
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French archbishop
DATE OF BIRTH 1690
PLACE OF BIRTH La Mothe Castle , France
DATE OF DEATH January 1774
Place of death Grenoble , France