Jean-Georges Lefranc de Pompignan
Jean-Georges Lefranc de Pompignan (born February 22, 1715 in Montauban , † December 29, 1790 in Paris ) was Bishop of Puy and later Archbishop of Vienne . During the French Revolution he was a member of the National Assembly and at times its President and Minister of the King.
Life
He was a brother of the poet Jean-Jacques Lefranc de Pompignan . He attended the Collège Louis le Grand and the seminary of Saint-Sulpice . He was ordained a priest and assumed the role of archdeacon .
He became bishop of Le Puy in 1743. He was also abbot of Saint-Chaffre. He gave the funeral oration after the death of the dauphin . He also gave a funeral speech for Queen Maria Leszczyńska in June 1768 . He published a number of writings against the philosophers of the Enlightenment . In particular, he criticized Voltaire and even published a corresponding pastoral letter in 1763 . He accused this one blind belief in the natural sciences of doubting and denying his addiction. Voltaire responded with two published letters. With his humor he won over the audience and denied being an atheist.
In 1774 he became Archbishop of Vienne. In 1789 he was a member of the Dauphine clergy in the Estates General . He was one of the first clergy to support the merging of the estates. He became a member of the National Assembly and took an active part in the debates. At times he was also President of the Congregation. Louis XVI appointed him a member of the government. He was responsible for the government's relationship with the Church. As Minister of State, he renounced his office as bishop and was awarded an abbey in return. He spoke out against the civil constitution of the clergy .
literature
- William J. Roberts: France. A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present. Facts on File, New York 2004, ISBN 0-8160-4473-2 , p. 484.
- Käthe Schirmacher : Voltaire. A biography . Europäische Hochschulverlag, Bremen 2010, ISBN 978-3-86741-496-8 (reprint of the Leipzig 1898 edition).
Individual evidence
- ^ Käthe Schirmacher: Voltaire , p. 415.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Louis-Philippe II. Joseph de Bourbon, duc d'Orléans |
President of the Constituent Assembly July 3, 1789-18. July 1989 |
François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lefranc de Pompignan, Jean-Georges |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop and French politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1715 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montauban |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1790 |
| Place of death | Paris |