César d'Estrées
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César d'Estrées was a French diplomat and Cardinal.
He was the son of Marshal François Annibal d'Estrées
, and brother of Marshal Jean II d'Estrées
.
He was abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
, Duke-Bishop of Laon and Cardinal.
He was French embassador in Rome and Spain, commander in the Order of the Holy Spirit
and pair de France. He was elected member of the Académie française
in 1658.
He was the son of Marshal François Annibal d'Estrées
François Annibal d'Estrées
François-Annibal d'Estrées, duc d'Estrées was a French diplomat, military and Marshal of France.-Life:François-Annibal was the son of Antoine d'Estrées and brother of Gabrielle d'Estrées, the lover of Henry IV of France...
, and brother of Marshal Jean II d'Estrées
Jean II d'Estrées
Jean II d'Estrées, , was a Marshal of France, and an important naval commander of Louis XIV.Jean d'Estrées was born in a noble family from Picardie...
.
He was abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
The Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, just beyond the outskirts of early medieval Paris, was the burial place of Merovingian kings of Neustria...
, Duke-Bishop of Laon and Cardinal.
He was French embassador in Rome and Spain, commander in the Order of the Holy Spirit
Order of the Holy Spirit
The Order of the Holy Spirit, also known as the Order of the Knights of the Holy Spirit, was an Order of Chivalry under the French Monarchy. It should not be confused with the Congregation of the Holy Ghost or with the Order of the Holy Ghost...
and pair de France. He was elected member of the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in 1658.