About Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré
Lived 1720 – 1805 (aged 84). Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré was a French catholic priest, catholic bishop and bishop.
Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré (1 November 1720 – 24 February 1805) was Bishop of Séez, Normandy, from 17 Sep 1775 until his death.
Jean-Baptiste was born in the Château de Plessis in Argentré-du-Plessis in Brittany, from where the family took their name, to Pierre, former page of Louis XIV, and Marie-Louise Hindret de Ravenne.
He was tutor to the Enfants de France, the children of the French royal family, and the King's almoner. He was also (commendatory) abbot of the abbeys of Olivet (1749), Saint-Germain d'Auxerre (1761), Silly-en-Gouffern (1776) and Saint-Aubin, Angers (1781).
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French priest
When was Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré born?
Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré was born on 1 November 1720 in Argentré-du-Plessis.
When did Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré die?
Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré died on 24 February 1805 in Münster.
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Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré was a catholic priest, catholic bishop and bishop.
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Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré was French.
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