Henri-Emmanuel de Roquette

Henri-Emmanuel de Roquette (* 1655 , † March 4, 1725 in Paris ) was a French Roman Catholic clergyman, commendatarabbot and member of the Académie française .

life and work

Henri-Emmanuel de Roquette, who holds a doctorate in theology, was the nephew of Gabriel de Roquette, 1666–1702 Bishop of Autun . Because of his extraordinary eloquence, he became court preacher and in 1699 Commendatabbot of the monastery of Saint-Gildas-en-Rhuys . He had literary interests and was shown in the Salon of Madame Lambert . The Académie française, depending on the benevolence of the court, elected him in 1720 (seat no. 38). He died five years later at the (presumed) age of 70. Apart from occasional speeches, there are no writings from him. His funeral address to the English King James II, who died in France, was translated into English and was published in London in 1703 and 1713.

Works

• Oraison funèbre de très-haut, très-puissant, très-excellent et très-religieux Prince Jacques II Roy de la Grand'Bretagne , Paris 1702 ( digital copy )
  • A Brief History Of The Life and Death Of The Most High, Most Mighty, Most Excellent, and Most Religious Prince, James the Second, Late K. of Great Britain . London 1713 ( digitized version )

literature

• Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert: "Eloge de Roquette". In: Œuvres complètes de d'Alembert . Vol. 3, Paris 1871, pp. 46-56.

Web links

• Information on Henri-Emmanuel de Roquette in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
• Literature by and about Henri-Emmanuel de Roquette in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
• Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
• Academic speech by Nicolas Gédoyn to welcome Roquette's successor with a brief tribute to the deceased , in French