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De Fleury
De Fleury is the surname of: *André-Hercule de Fleury (1653–1743), chief minister of Louis XV of France, cardinal and Bishop of Fréjus *Charles Rohault de Fleury (1801–1875), French architect *François de Fleury (1749–1799), French officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War *Georges Rohault de Fleury (1835–1904), French archaeologist and art historian *Hubert Rohault de Fleury (architect) (1777–1846), French architect *Hubert Rohault de Fleury (soldier) (1779–1866), French general *Hubert Rohault de Fleury (painter) (1828–1910), French painter *Joseph Omer Joly de Fleury (1715–1810), French opponent of the ''Encyclopédie'', Jesuits and inoculation *Maria De Fleury (fl. 1773–1791), London Baptist poet, hymnist and polemicist See also *Fleury (name), a surname and given name {{surname, De Fleury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André-Hercule De Fleury
André-Hercule de Fleury, Bishop of Fréjus, Archbishop of Aix (22 June or 26 June 165329 January 1743) was a French cardinal who served as the chief minister of Louis XV. Life and government He was born in Lodève, Hérault, the son of a tax farmer of a noble family. He was sent to Paris as a child to be educated by the Jesuits in philosophy and the Classics as much as in theology. He entered the priesthood nevertheless and through the influence of Cardinal Bonzi became almoner to Maria Theresa, queen of Louis XIV, and, after her death, to the king himself. In 1698 he was appointed bishop of Fréjus, but seventeen years in a provincial see eventually determined him to seek a position at court. In May 1715, a few months before the Sun-King's death, Fleury became tutor to Louis' great-grandson and heir, and in spite of a seeming lack of ambition, he acquired an influence over the child that was never broken, fostered by Louis' love and confidence. On the death of the regent Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
