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Jérôme Hennequin

1547 – 1619

French Roman Catholic bishop

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Lived 1547 – 1619 (aged 71). Jérôme Hennequin was a French prelate and catholic bishop.

Jérôme Hennequin (1547 - 10 March 1619) was a French cleric and bishop. His elder brother Aymar Hennequin was also a bishop and they both supported the Catholic League.

Life He was the sixth son of Renée Nicolaï and her husband Dreux Hennequin († 1550), lord of Assy, president of the chambre des comptes of Paris. He was initially a canon of Notre Dame de Paris and was made bishop of Soissons in 1587. He was consecrated bishop by cardinal François de Joyeuse in Rome. He took part in the League's Estates General in Paris in 1593.

In 1610 he ceded to de Joyeuse the privilege of crowning the queen of France Marie de Médicis. In 1612 he gained permission for his nephew Dreux Hennequin de Villenoxe († 1651) to be made coadjutor with right of succession and in 1618 he resigned the commendatory of abbaye Notre-Dame de Bernay in his favour (he had inherited it on Aymar's death in 1596). When Jérôme died in 1619, however, Dreux renounced these titles in favour of his cousin Charles de Hacqueville, another of Jérôme's nephews via his mother Anne Hennequin, who had Charles confirmed as bishop by pope Paul V on 12 August 1619.

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Prelate, Catholic bishop
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Roman Catholic Bishop of Soissons

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Who was Jérôme Hennequin?

French Roman Catholic bishop

When was Jérôme Hennequin born?

Jérôme Hennequin was born on 13 November 1547.

When did Jérôme Hennequin die?

Jérôme Hennequin died on 10 March 1619 in Soissons.

What was Jérôme Hennequin's occupation?

Jérôme Hennequin was a prelate and catholic bishop.

What nationality was Jérôme Hennequin?

Jérôme Hennequin was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jérôme Hennequin

· Wikidata: Q28758425

· DBpedia: Jérôme Hennequin

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