Henri de Nesmond
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Henri de Nesmond was a French churchman, bishop of Montauban, archbishop of Albi and archbishop of Toulouse.
was his elder brother.
He was in turn abbot of Chézy
in 1682, bishop of Montauban in 1687, councillor to the parlement de Toulouse in 1695, archbishop of Albi in 1703, and finally archbishop of Toulouse in 1719. He was elected a member of the Académie française
in 1710 and mainteneur of the Académie des Jeux floraux
in 1721.
"According to d'Alembert, "his revenue was really that of the poor; he divided it with them, abandoning it to them" [...] His speeches and his sermons shone with little literary qualities; they were generally written negligently; they nevertheless did not lack a certain simplicity and a certain noble grace particular to men of fashion who had a pique for fine letters."
Life
He was a son of Henri de Nesmond (1600-1651). André, marquis de NesmondAndré, marquis de Nesmond
André, marquis de Nesmond was a French naval commander from the seventeenth century.He was the second son of Henri de Nesmond...
was his elder brother.
He was in turn abbot of Chézy
Chézy, Allier
Chézy is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
in 1682, bishop of Montauban in 1687, councillor to the parlement de Toulouse in 1695, archbishop of Albi in 1703, and finally archbishop of Toulouse in 1719. He was elected a 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 1710 and mainteneur of the Académie des Jeux floraux
Académie des Jeux floraux
Académie des Jeux floraux , or Collège de la gaie science , is the most ancient literary institution of the western world. It was founded in 1323 by Clémence Isaure as the Consistori del Gay Saber with the goal of encouraging Occitan poetry...
in 1721.
"According to d'Alembert, "his revenue was really that of the poor; he divided it with them, abandoning it to them" [...] His speeches and his sermons shone with little literary qualities; they were generally written negligently; they nevertheless did not lack a certain simplicity and a certain noble grace particular to men of fashion who had a pique for fine letters."
Works
- Discours et sermons (1734)
- Œuvres de Monsieur de Nesmond, archevêque de Toulouse, de l'Académie française (1754)