About Claude Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
Lived 1644 – 1698 (aged 53). Claude Le Tonnelier de Breteuil was a French catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Claude Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (died 8 January 1698, Paris) was a French cleric.
He was the son of François Le Tonnelier, seigneur de Breteuil et de Boisette, intendant des finances, and his wife Anne de Chaulmes. He was made bishop of Boulogne in 1682, succeeding Nicolas Ladvocat-Billiard. During his time in the see, he welcomed James II of Great Britain to Boulogne when he fled to the continent after the Glorious Revolution. He died in office and was succeeded by Antoine-Girard de La Bournat
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Who was Claude Le Tonnelier de Breteuil?
French cleric
When was Claude Le Tonnelier de Breteuil born?
Claude Le Tonnelier de Breteuil was born on 17 November 1644 in Paris.
When did Claude Le Tonnelier de Breteuil die?
Claude Le Tonnelier de Breteuil died on 8 January 1698 in Paris.
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Claude Le Tonnelier de Breteuil was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Claude Le Tonnelier de Breteuil was French.
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