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François de Mailly

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His Eminence François de Mailly
Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims

Church	Roman Catholic Church
Orders
Consecration	11 May 1698 by Toussaint de Forbin de Janson
Created cardinal	29 November 1719 by Pope Clement XI
Personal details
Born	4 Mar 1658 Paris, Kingdom of France
Died	13 Sep 1721 (age 63)

François de Mailly (1658–1721) was a French archbishop and Cardinal.^[1]

Biography[edit]

Born at Nesle, he had ultramontane views, and was a stern opponent of Jansenism. He was a critic of Jean Meslier.^[2] On 11 May 1698, he was consecrated bishop by Toussaint de Forbin de Janson, Bishop of Beauvais, with Gabriel de Roquette, Bishop of Autun, and François Chevalier de Saulx, Bishop of Alès, serving as co-consecrators.^[3]^[4] He was Archbishop of Arles from 1697, then Archbishop of Reims from 1710.

Family[edit]

His father was Louis-Charles de Nesle, marquis de Nesle.^[5]

References[edit]

^ From 1719.
^ [1], in French.
^ Miranda, Salvador. "MAILLY, François de (1658-1721)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
^ Cheney, David M. "François Cardinal de Mailly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}
^ PDF, in French.

External links[edit]

Coat of Arms

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