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French prelate. Bishop of Chartres
French prelate. Bishop of Chartres
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[FRANCE] Pierre-Augustin-Bernardin de Rosset de Fleury (1717-1780) French prelate. Bishop of Chartres from 1746-1780. Born in Castle Praignan ( Aude ), is the second son of John Hercules Rosset of Rocozels Fleury and Marie de Rey, and grand-son of Bernardin de Rosset of Rocozels and Marie Fleury (sister of Cardinal Fleury ). Was educated at the CollËge de la Marche in Paris, and the Sorbonne , where he obtained the cap doctorate in theology in 1742. Appointed Bishop of Chartres by royal patent, and confirmed in this position by Pope Benedict XIV in 1746, he took the name of Peter VI. First chaplain Leszczy Marie (1743) and Grand Chaplain Marie-Antoinette (1774), he was made Commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit in the royal chapel of the castle of Versailles (1777). During the harsh winter of 1751-1752, he gave his silver at the Mint for the relief of the destitute. At Chartres Bishop rebuilt the episcopal palace. He died on January 13, 1780 the palace of the Tuileries , where he had an apartment, and was buried in Saint-Louis-du-Louvre in the family tomb. Manuscript Document Signed, 1767, written by him, approx. 5-1/4 x 3".
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