Robert de Lenoncourt


Robert de Lenoncourt
Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArles
Appointed7 February 1560
Term ended4 February 1561
PredecessorJacques du Broullat
SuccessorAntoine de Albon
Other postsCardinal-Bishop of Sabina
(1560-1561)
Previous postsArchbishop of Embrun
(1556-1560)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
(1555-1560)
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Apollinare (1547-1555)
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1540-1547)
Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne
(1535-1550)
Orders
Created cardinal20 December 1538
by Pope Paul III
RankCardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born1485 ?
Died4 February 1561 (aged 75-76)
BuriedPrieure de La Charité-sur-Loire
NationalityFrench
ParentsThierry de Lenoncourt
Jeanne de Ville
EducationLicenciate in canon and civil law

Robert de Lenoncourt (1485? – 4 February 1561) was a French bishop, archbishop, cardinal, and diplomat. He was the son of Thierry de Lenoncourt, Seigneur de Vignory, Councillor and Chamberlain of the King, and Jeanne de Ville. He had a brother, Henry, Sire de Lenoncourt and Baron of Vignory, a sister, Jacquette, who married Jean d'Aguerre, son of the Governor of Mouzon (January 1509), another sister, Nicole, who married Érard du Châtelet. Robert's paternal uncle, also called Robert de Lenoncourt, was Archbishop of Reims.