François de La Rochefoucauld (cardinal)

This article is about the Catholic Cardinal. For other people with the same name, see La Rochefoucauld.
His Eminence

François de La Rochefoucauld

S.J.
Bishop of Senlis
DioceseSenlis
SeeSenlis
Appointed15 February 1610
Term ended1622
PredecessorAntoine Rose
SuccessorNicolas Sanguin
Other postCardinal-Priest of San Callisto
Previous postBishop of Clermont (1585-1610)
Orders
Ordination27 September 1585
Consecration6 October 1585
by Gerolamo Ragazzoni
Created cardinal10 December 1607
by Pope Paul V
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born8 December 1558
Died14 February 1645(1645-02-14) (aged 86)
Sainte-Geneviève
BuriedSaint Jean-Baptiste
NationalityFrench
DenominationRoman Catholic
Parents
Alma materCollège de Clermont
Coat of arms

François de La Rochefoucauld (8 December 1558 – 14 February 1645) was a French Cardinal and an "important figure in the French Counter Reformation church".

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