Jean-Baptiste de Brancas
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Jean-Baptiste de Brancas (1693, Pernes-les-Fontaines
-- 1770, Aix-en-Provence
) was a French
clergyman. He was Bishop of La Rochelle
from 1725 to 1729, then Arhbishop of Aix-en-Provence from 1729 until his death in 1770.
Pernes-les-Fontaines
Pernes-les-Fontaines is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
-- 1770, Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
) was a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
clergyman. He was Bishop of La Rochelle
La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
from 1725 to 1729, then Arhbishop of Aix-en-Provence from 1729 until his death in 1770.