Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan
Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan or Louis III de La Vergne de Tressan (1670 - 18 April 1733) was a French cleric of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of Rouen (France) from 17 October 1723 to 18 April 1733.
Biography[edit]
He was born in Tressan (France) in 1670. He was the second son of Jérémie de Tressan; from what is considered a very old Languedoc family.[1]
His father, Maréchal de camp of Louis XIV, married Marguerite de Béon (House of Béon-Luxembourg) on 1 March 1667. His brother was François de La Vergne, Marquess of Tressan.
Louis de La Vergne de Tressan received a licence in theology from the University of Paris.[2]
He was Count of Lyon and Canon of the Saint John the Baptist Lyon Cathedral, then First Almoner of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans.[3] In this capacity he advocated renewed persecution of Huguenots, which became law under Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon.
He was selected Bishop of Nantes (France) on 2 October 1717, confirmed on 18 June 1718 and ordained on 10 July 1718.[4] He stayed in Nantes from 2 October 1717 to 14 February 1724.[4]
He was selected Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen on 17 October 1723 and confirmed on 14 February 1724.[5]
He died on 18 April 1733 in Rouen and was replaced by Nicolas de Saulx de Tavannes (it), Bishop of Châlons-en-Champagne.[6]
His appointed surgeon in Rouen was Claude-Nicolas Le Cat.
References[edit]
- ^ Louis de La Roque (1860). Armorial de la noblesse de Languedoc, Généralité de Montpellier (in French). F. Seguin. p. 317. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ H. Fisquet (1864). La France pontificale (in French). Repos. p. 185. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ Mercure de France (in French). 1750. p. 209. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ a b Chow, Gabriel. "Bishops of Nantes". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
- ^ Jean Bouhier (1986). Correspondance littéraire du président Bouhier (in French). Université de Saint-Etienne. p. 260. ISBN 978-2-902301-12-6. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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