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


François de Mailly
Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Orders
Consecration11 May 1698
by Toussaint de Forbin de Janson
Created cardinal29 November 1719
by Pope Clement XI
Personal details
Born4 Mar 1658
Died13 Sep 1721 (age 63)

Family

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De Mailly was the third son of Louis-Charles de Nesle, Marquis de Nesle, and Jeanne de Monchi. His brother, Victor Augustin,[2] was bishop of Lavaur (1692–1713).[3]

Biography

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Born at Nesle, he had ultramontane views, and was a stern opponent of Jansenism. He was a critic of Jean Meslier.

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.[4][5]

He was Archbishop of Arles from 1697 to 1710,[6] and then Archbishop of Reims from 1710.

He was named a cardinal by Pope Clement XI on 29 November 1719; his red biretta was sent to him in France on 23 December 1719. He did not visit Rome, and was not assigned a titular church.[7] He was invested with his biretta by King Louis XV personally, and granted the abbey of S. Étienne de Caen.[8]

He died in Reims on 13 September 1721, and was buried in the cathedral.[9]

References

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  1. ^ From 1719.
  2. ^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentis aevi (in Latin). Vol. 5 (V) (1667-1730). Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 406.
  3. ^ Armand Jean, Les évêques et les archevêques de France depuis 1682 jusqu'à 1801, (in French), (Paris: A. Picard 1891), pp. 35-36.
  4. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "MAILLY, François de (1658-1721)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
  5. ^ Cheney, David M. "François Cardinal de Mailly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]
  6. ^ Fisquet, 2e partie, pp. 711-714.
  7. ^ Ritzler & Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica V, p. 31, no. 60, with notes 9 and 10.
  8. ^ Lorenzo Cardella, Memorie Storiche De' Cardinali Della Santa Romana Chiesa, (in Italian), Volume 8 (Roma: Pagliarini, 1794), p. 179.
  9. ^ Cardella. p. 179.

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