The Archdiocese of Paris (

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: ''Archidioecesis Parisiensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Paris'') is a

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ecclesiastical jurisdiction or

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of the

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. It is one of twenty-three archdioceses in France. The original diocese is traditionally thought to have been created in the 3rd century by St. Denis and corresponded with the Civitas Parisiorum; it was elevated to an archdiocese on October 20, 1622. Before that date the bishops were

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to the

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History

Its

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s, created in 1966 and encompassing the Île-de-France region, are

Créteil Créteil () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Créteil is the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-de-Marne department as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Cré ...

, Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes,

Meaux Meaux () is a commune on the river Marne in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is east-northeast of the centre of Paris. Meaux is, with Provins, Torcy and Fontainebleau, ...

Nanterre Nanterre (, ) is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris. It is located some northwest of the centre of Paris. In 2018, the commune had a population of 96,807. The eastern part of Nanterre, bordering t ...

Pontoise Pontoise () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the " new town" of Cergy-Pontoise. Administration Pontoise is the official ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-d'Oise ''dépa ...

, Saint-Denis, and

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. Its

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centre is at

Notre-Dame Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris (; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral, dedicated to the ...

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. The archbishop resides on rue Barbet de Jouy in the

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, but there are diocesan offices in rue de la Ville-Eveque, rue St. Bernard and in other areas of the city. The archbishop is ordinary for

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(except

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and

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) in France. The title of Duc de Saint-Cloud was created in 1674 for the archbishops. Prior to 1790 the diocese was divided into three

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ries: France,

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. Until the creation of new dioceses in 1966 there were two archdeaconries: Madeleine and St. Séverin. The reform reduced the diocese's size, losing the dioceses of

Chartres Chartres () is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. It is located about southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 170,763 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Chartres (as d ...

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. The churches of the current diocese can be divided into several categories: i)

parishes. These are grouped into

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and subject to vicars-general who often coincide with auxiliary bishops. ii) Churches belonging to religious communities. iii) Chapels for various foreign communities using various languages. iv) Eastern-Church parishes and communities throughout France dependent on the Archbishop as Ordinary of the Ordinariate of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites.

Bishops of Paris

To 1000

* ?–c. 250: Denis (died c. 250), believed to be the first bishop of Paris * Mallon * Masse * Marcus * Adventus * c. 346:

Victorinus Marcus Piavonius VictorinusSome of the inscriptions record his name as M. Piavvonius Victorinus, as does the first release of coins from the Colonia mint. A mosaic from Augusta Treverorum (Trier) lists him as Piaonius. was emperor in the Gallic ...

* c. 360: Paulus * ?–417?:

Prudentius Aurelius Prudentius Clemens () was a Roman citizen, Roman Christianity, Christian poet, born in the Roman Empire, Roman province of Tarraconensis (now Northern Spain) in 348.H. J. Rose, ''A Handbook of Classical Literature'' (1967) p. 508 He prob ...

* 360–436: Marcellus * ???–??: Vivianus (Vivien) * ???–??: Felix * ???–??: Flavianus * ???–??: Ursicianus * ???–??: Apedinus * ???–??: Heraclius (511 - c. 525?) * ???–??: Probatius * 533–545: Amelius * 545–552: Saffarace * um 550: Eusebius I * 550–576: Germanus * 576–591: Ragnemod * um 592: Eusebius II * ???–??: Faramonde * um 601: Simplicius * 606–621:

Ceraunus Ceraunus (Céran) (died 614) was the Bishop of Paris. His relics In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint ...

/Ceran * Gendulf * 625–626: Leudébert (Léodebert) * ?-650: Audobertus * 650–661: Landericus (Landry) * 6661–663: Chrodobertus * ???–??: Sigebrand († 664) * ???–666: Importunus * 666–680:

Agilbert Agilbert ( 650–680) was the second bishop of the West Saxon kingdom and later Bishop of Paris. He is venerated as a saint within the Catholic Church, with his feast day falling on 11 October. The date and place of Agilbert's birth are unknown ...

* 690–692: Sigefroi * 693–698: Turnoald * ???–??: Adulphe * ???–??: Bernechaire († 722) * 722–730: Hugh of Champagne * ???–??: Agilbert * ???–??: Merseidus * ???–??: Fédole * ???–??: Ragnecapt * ???–??: Radbert * ???–??: Madalbert (Maubert) * 757-775: Déodefroi * 775–795: Eschenradus * ???–??: Ermanfroi (809?) * 811–831: Inchad * 831/2–857: Erchanrad II. * 858–870:

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* 871–883: Ingelvin * 884–886: Goslin * 886–911: Anscharic (Chancellor 892, 894–896 and 900–910) * 911–922: Theodulphe * 922–926: Fulrad * 927-c. 935: Adelhelme * 937–941: Walter I., son of Raoul Tourte * c. 954: Constantius * 950–977: Albert of Flanders * ???–??: Garin * 979–980: Rainald I. (Renaud) * 984–989: Lisiard († 19. April 989) * 991–992: Gislebert (Engelbert) († 992) * 991–1017:

Renaud of Vendôme Renaud of Vendôme was one of the first chancellors of France. He was bishop of Paris from 991 to 1017 as well as count of Vendôme (1005–1017). He was from the Bouchardides family, as a son of Bouchard I the Venerable and of Elisabeth of Melun ...

1000 to 1300

* 1061–1095: Godfrey * 1096–1101: Guillaume de Montfort * 1104–1116: Galo/Walo * 1116–1123: Guibert * c.1123–1141:

Stephen of Senlis Stephen of Senlis (died 6 May 1142) was archdeacon of Notre Dame de Paris. He was elected bishop of Paris in 1123 and held the bishopric until his death. He was father of Guy, lord of Chantilly, descendant of the counts of Senlis, holders of the of ...

* c.1143–1159: Theobald * 1159–1160:

Peter Lombard Peter Lombard (also Peter the Lombard, Pierre Lombard or Petrus Lombardus; 1096, Novara – 21/22 July 1160, Paris), was a scholastic theologian, Bishop of Paris, and author of '' Four Books of Sentences'' which became the standard textbook of ...

* 1160–1196:

Maurice de Sully Maurice de Sully (died 11 September 1196) was Bishop of Paris from 1160 until his retirement in 1196. He was responsible for the construction of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Biography He was born to poor parents at Sully-sur-Loire (Soliacum), nea ...

* 1196–1208:

Odo de Sully ] Eudes de Sully (french: Odon de Sully, Odo de Sully; la, Odo de Soliaco) (died 1208) was Bishop of Paris, from 1197 to 1208. He is considered to be the first to have put emphasis on the Elevation liturgy during the Catholic Mass. He worked to ...

* 1208–1219: Pierre de La Chapelle (Peter of Nemours) * 1220–1223: William of Seignelay, Guillaume de Seignelay (previously

bishop of Auxerre The diocese of Auxerre ( la, dioecesis Antissiodorensis) is a former French Roman Catholic diocese. Its historical episcopal see was in the city of Auxerre in Burgundy, now part of eastern France. Currently the non-metropolitan Archbishop of Sens, ...

) * 1224–1227: Barthélmy * 1228–1249: William of Auvergne * 1249–1249: Walter de Château-Thierry (June to 23 September) ( Gautier de Château-Thierry) * 1250–1268: Renaud Mignon de Corbeil * 1268–1279: Étienne Tempier * 1280–1280: Jean de Allodio (23 March 1280) * 1280–1288: Renaud de Hombliéres * c.1289: Adenolfus de Anagnia * 1290–1304: Simon Matifort (Matifardi)

1300 to 1500

* 1304–1319: Guillaume de Baufet * 1319–1325: Etienne de Bouret * 1325–1332: Hugues Michel * 1332–1342: Guillaume de Chanac (d. 1348) * 1342–1349:

Foulques de Chanac Foulques de Chanac (died 25 July 1349) was Bishop of Paris from 28 November 1342 until his death. The previous bishop was Guillaume de Chanac, uncle of Foulques de Chanac. When Guillaume left the bishopric to become Latin Patriarch of Alexandria h ...

* 1349–1350: Audoin-Aubert * 1350–1352: Pierre de Lafôret * 1353–1363: Jean de Meulent (also

Bishop of Noyon The former French Catholic diocese of Noyon lay in the north-east of France, around Noyon. It was formed when Saint Medardus moved the seat of the bishopric at Vermandois to Noyon, in the sixth century. For four centuries it was united with the ...

) * 1362–1373: Etienne de Poissy * 1373–1384: Aimery de Magnac * 1384–1409: Pierre d'Orgemont, translated from

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* 1409–1420: Gérard de Montaigu, translated from Poitiers (1409) * 1420–1421:

Jean Courtecuisse Jean Courtecuisse (c.1350, Le Mans - 4 March 1423, Geneva) was a French bishop and theologian, who was elected bishop of Paris and bishop of Geneva. Life He received a doctorate in theology and taught it in Paris. He was king's almoner from 1408 ...

* 1421–1422:

Jean de La Rochetaillée Jean de La Rochetaillée (died 1437) was a French churchman, eminent jurist, and Cardinal. His real name was Jean de Fort. He was bishop of Saint-Papoul in 1413, bishop of Geneva in 1418, and bishop of Paris in 1421/2. He became archbishop of R ...

, translated to Rouen (1422) * 1423–1426: Jean IV de Nant, translated from Vienne (1423) * 1427–1438: Jacques du Chastelier(Châtelier) * 1439–1447: Denis du Moulin * 1447–1472: Guillaume Chartier * 1473–1492: Louis de Beaumont de la Forêt * 1492?–1492/1493?: Gérard Gobaille * 1492–1502: Jean-Simon de Champigny

From 1500

* 1503–1519:

Étienne de Poncher Étienne de Poncher (1446–1524) was a French prelate and diplomat. After studying law he was early provided with a prebend, and became councillor at the parlement of Paris in 1485 and president of the Chambre des Enquêtes in 1498. Elected bisho ...

* 1519–1532: François Poncher * 1532–1541:

Jean du Bellay Jean du Bellay (1492 – 16 February 1560) was a French diplomat and cardinal, a younger brother of Guillaume du Bellay, and cousin and patron of the poet Joachim du Bellay. He was bishop of Bayonne by 1526, member of the ''Conseil privé'' ( ...

* 1551–1563:

Eustache du Bellay Eustache du Bellay (died 4 September 1565) was Bishop of Paris from 1551 to 1563. Biography Eustache du Bellay was the nephew of Jean du Bellay, who was Bishop of Paris from 1532 to 1541. In 1551, Henry II of France selected Eustache du Bellay ...

* 1564–1568:

Guillaume Viole Guillaume Viole (died 1568) was a French Catholic bishop. He was the Bishop of Paris from 1564 to 1568. In 1564, Charles IX of France named Guillaume Viole Bishop of Paris to replace Eustache du Bellay who resigned in 1563. He was consecrated ...

* 1573–1598:

Pierre de Gondi Pierre de Gondi, cardinal de Retz (1533–1616) was a French bishop and cardinal of the Gondi family. Life Born in Lyon, he was a brother of Albert de Gondi (two of whose sons, Henri and Jean-François, succeeded Pierre as bishop of Paris) and a ...

* 1598–1622: Henri de Gondi

Archbishops of Paris

The Diocese of Paris was elevated to the rank of archdiocese on October 20, 1622. * 1622–1654:

Jean-François de Gondi Jean-François de Gondi (1584 – 21 March 1654) was the first archbishop of Paris, from 1622 to 1654. He was the son of Albert de Gondi and Claude Catherine de Clermont. He was a member of the Gondi family, which had held the bishopric of Paris ...

* 1654–1662:

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* 1662–1664:

Pierre de Marca Pierre de Marca (24 January 1594 – 29 June 1662) was a French bishop and historian, born at Gan in Béarn of a family distinguished in the magistracy. His family was known among judicial circles in the 16th century, and maintained the ...

* 1664–1671:

Hardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont Paul Philippe Hardouin de Beaumont de Péréfixe (1606 – 1 January 1671, Paris) was a French historian and clergyman. He was bishop of Rodez, then archbishop of Paris. Biography Born at Beaumont, Vienne into a family of Naples, Neapolitan ...

* 1671–1695:

François de Harlay de Champvallon François de Harlay de Champvallon (François III de Harlay; 14 August 1625 – 6 August 1695) was the fifth Archbishop of Paris. Life and church Early years Harlay de Champvallon was born in Paris, the nephew of François de Harlay, archb ...

* 1695–1729:

Louis-Antoine de Noailles Louis-Antoine de Noailles (27 May 16514 May 1729), second son of Anne, 1st duc de Noailles, was a French bishop and cardinal. His signing of the Unigenitus bull in 1728 would end the formal Jansenist controversy. Biography Louis-Antoine de Noa ...

* 1729–1746:

Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc (1655–1746) was a French Catholic bishop. He was Bishop of Marseille from 1692 to 1708 and Archbishop of Aix from 1708 to 1729; from 1729 to 1746 he was the Archbishop of Paris. Biography Charle ...

* 1746:

Jacques Bonne-Gigault de Bellefonds Jacques Bonne-Gigault de Bellefonds (1698–1746) was a French prelate who was Archbishop of Arles from 1741 to 1746. Biography Jacques Bonne-Gigault de Bellefonds was born at the Château de Montifray, near Beaumont-la-Ronce, on 1 May 1698. ...

* 1746–1781:

Christophe de Beaumont Christophe de Beaumont du Repaire (19 June 1703– 12 December 1781) was a French cleric who belonged to a cadet branch of the Les Adrets and Saint-Quentin branches of the illustrious Dauphin family of Beaumont. He became Bishop of Bayonne in 17 ...

* 1781–1802: Antoine-Eléonore-Léon Le Clerc de Juigné ** 1791–1794:

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (1 September 1727 – 13 April 1794) was a French Catholic cleric and politician of the Revolution. He was executed during the Reign of Terror. Biography Gobel was born in the town of Thann in Alsace to a lawyer ...

(appointed by the Republic of France; not recognized by the pope) * ''temporarily abolished during the

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'' * 1802–1808: Jean Baptiste de Belloy-Morangle * 1810–1817:

Jean-Sifrein Maury Jean-Sifrein Maury (; 26 June 1746 – 10 May 1817) was a French cardinal, archbishop of Paris, and former bishop of Montefiascone. Biography The son of a cobbler, he was born at Valréas in the Comtat-Venaissin, the enclave within France that ...

* 1817–1821: Alexandre-Angélique Talleyrand de Périgord * 1821–1839: Hyacinthe-Louis De Quelen * 1840–1848:

Denis Auguste Affre Denis-Auguste Affre (27 September 179327 June 1848) was a French Catholic who served as Archbishop of Paris from 1840 to 1848. He was killed while trying to negotiate peace during the June Days uprising of 1848. His cause for canonization has co ...

* 1848–1857: Marie Dominique Auguste Sibour * 1857–1862:

François-Nicholas-Madeleine Morlot François-Nicholas-Madeleine Morlot (28 December 1795 – 29 December 1862) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Paris from 1857 until his death. He was previously Bishop of Orléans from 1839 and then Archbishop ...

* 1863–1871:

Georges Darboy Georges Darboy (16 January 181324 May 1871) was a French Catholic priest, later bishop of Nancy then archbishop of Paris. He was among a group of prominent hostages executed as the Paris Commune of 1871 was about to be overthrown. Biography Da ...

* 1871–1886:

Joseph Hippolyte Guibert Joseph-Hippolyte Guibert (1802, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône – 1886, Paris) was a French Catholic Archbishop of Paris and Cardinal. He was consecrated by Eugène de Mazenod and was appointed by Pope Gregory XVI as bishop of Viviers in ...

* 1886–1908:

François-Marie-Benjamin Richard François-Marie-Benjamin Richard de la Vergne (; 1 March 1819 – 27 January 1908) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and served as the Archbishop of Paris. His cause of canonization has commenced and he has the title of Servant ...

* 1908–1920:

Léon-Adolphe Amette Leon Adolphe Amette (6 September 1850 Douville-sur-Andelle, Eure – 29 August 1920 Antony, Hauts-de-Seine) was a French Catholic Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal who was archbishop of Paris from 1908 to 1920. He was made a cardinal in 1911 ...

* 1920–1929:

Louis-Ernest Dubois Louis-Ernest Dubois (1 September 1856 – 23 September 1929) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Paris. He played a leading role in the period of adjustment to the separation of Church and State in France. Early life He was born in ...

* 1929–1940:

Jean Verdier Jean Verdier, PSS (19 February 1864 – 9 April 1940) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 1929 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1929. Biography Jean Verdier was born ...

* 1940–1949:

Emmanuel Célestin Suhard Emmanuel Célestin Suhard (; April 5, 1874 – May 30, 1949) was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 1940 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935. He was instrumental in the foun ...

* 1949–1966:

Maurice Feltin Maurice Feltin (15 May 1883 – 27 September 1975) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 1949 to 1966, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. Biography Born in Delle, ...

* 1966–1968:

Pierre Veuillot Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot (5 January 1913 – 14 February 1968) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Paris. Life After having frequented the first year of the graduate course of Medicine, he joined the Carmes Seminary in Rue d' ...

* 1968–1981:

François Marty Gabriel Auguste François Marty (18 May 1904 – 16 February 1994) was a French Catholic Church, Catholic Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal and Archbishop of Paris. Early years He was born in Vaureilles, Pachins, in France. His family were fa ...

* 1981–2005:

Jean-Marie Lustiger Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger (; 17 September 1926 – 5 August 2007) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Paris from 1981 until his resignation in 2005. He was made a cardinal in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. His lif ...

* 2005–2017:

André Vingt-Trois André Armand Vingt-Trois (; born 7 November 1942) is a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 2005 to 2017, having previously served as Archbishop of Tours from 1999 to 2005. He was elevated to the cardi ...

* 2017–2021:

Michel Aupetit Michel Aupetit (born 23 March 1951) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Paris from 2018 to 2021, when he resigned following reports of a relationship with a woman in 2012. He was previously the Bishop of Nanterre b ...

* 2022-present:

Laurent Ulrich Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich (born 7 September 1951) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who became Archbishop of Paris in May 2022. Ulrich has been a bishop since 2000 and was Archbishop of Lille from 2008 to 2022. He was vice president ...

Auxiliary bishops

* 1919–1926: Benjamin-Octave Roland-Gosselin * 1922–1943: Emmanuel Chaptal * 1954–1962:

Jean Rupp Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp (13 October 1905 – 28 January 1983) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Monaco from 1962 to 1971 and then worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See until he retired in 1980. Biogr ...

* 1968–1981: Daniel Pezeril * 1979–1980:

Paul Poupard Paul Joseph Jean Poupard (born 30 August 1930) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a Cardinal since 1985. He held positions in the Roman Curia for more than 25 years, serving as President of the Pontifical Council for Cult ...

* 1986–1997:

Claude Frikart Claude Henri Édouard Frikart (5 March 1922 – 18 December 2014) was a French Prelate of Roman Catholic Church, and member of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists, C.I.M.). He was also author of ''L'Eglise: 15 questions sur son histoi ...

* 1988–1999:

* 1996–2000: Éric Aumonier * 1997–:

Pierre d'Ornellas Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

* 2006–: Jean-Yves Nahmias * 2006–: Jérôme Beau * 2008–: Renauld de Dinechin * 2008–2018:

Éric de Moulins-Beaufort Éric de Moulins-Beaufort (born 30 January 1962) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2008 and the Archbishop of Reims since 2018. He was elected president of the Bishops' Conference of France in 2019. Life Ér ...

* 2013–2014:

* 2016–:

Thibault Verny Thibault is a French personal name and surname, a form of Theobald, a Germanic name composed from the elements '' theod-'' "people" and ''bald'' "bold". Surname * Arthur Thibault (191483), Canadian farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan * Be ...

* 2016–2021: Denis Jachiet * 2019–:

Philippe Marsset Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count o ...

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