François Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan (27 August 1603 – 9 March 1689) was a French priest who was in turn
Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, then
Archbishop of Arles
The former French Catholic Archbishopric of Arles had its episcopal see in the city of Arles, in southern France.[Order of the Holy Spirit
, status = Abolished in 1830 after the July RevolutionRecognised as a dynastic order of chivalry by the ICOC
, founder = Henry III of France
, head_title = Grand Master
, head = Disputed: Louis Alphonse, Duke of AnjouJean, Count of Pari ...]
on 31 December 1661.
Biography
Origins and family
François Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan was born in
Grignan
Grignan (; oc, Grinhan) is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
It has a Renaissance castle and is mentioned in the letters that Madame de Sévigné wrote to her daughter, Madame de Gr ...
on 27 August 1603.
He came from the house of Castellane Adhémar, itself descended from the women of the ancient line of
Adhémar de Monteil.
He was the second son of Louis François Adhémar de Monteil, Count of Grignan, and of Jeanne d'Ancezune, daughter of Louis Cadart d'Ancezune and Louise de Sassenage.
His parents married on 4 June 1595.
Their children were:
#Louis Gaucher,
#François, archbishop of Arles, 1643–1689;
#Jacques, bishop of Uzès, 1660–1694;
#Philippe, captain of the guards, killed at the siege of Mardick in 1657.
Service to the Church
François became bishop of
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (; oc, label= Vivaro-Alpine, Sant Pau de Tricastin), sometimes known as -en-Tricastin, is a commune, an administrative region, in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Name
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on 12 May 1630 (confirmed on 16 December 1630, consecrated bishop on 14 September 1631), then archbishop of
Arles
Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of ...
on 31 March 1644 (confirmed on 16 January 1645).
He made his pontifical entry into the city of Arles on 23 December 1646.
In 1652 a conflict broke out between the city's consuls and the archbishop, who demanded honors and rights due to his rank.
François de Grignan wanted:
* To recover Trinquetaille, land and seigneury alienated by his predecessors,
* The rights of policing the calibration of weights,
* Some forced honors from consuls
This conflict, which lasted almost 10 years, ended with the transaction of 16 May 1661 put an end to the archbishop's claims, apart from a few rights of precedence which are granted to him.
François became blind in 1661 when he was received as Commander of the Holy Spirit.
A lover of beautiful buildings, he had major repairs carried out at the archiepiscopal palace of Arles.
[GCN, Tome 3, page 1301, n° 3368]
His death occurred on 9 March 1689 after an episcopate of almost 45 years.
He was buried in the
Church of St. Trophime, Arles in the Saint-Genest chapel that he had built, which now also houses the remains of his nephew Jean-Baptiste, his coadjutor who became his successor.
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François was the uncle of his successor,
Jean-Baptiste Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan and brother of
Jacques
Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...
,
Bishop of Uzès
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
.
He was also the paternal uncle of a lieutenant-general of Provence,
François Adhémar de Monteil, Comte de Grignan
François Adhémar de Monteil, comte de Grignan (15 September 1632 – 30 December 1714) was a French aristocrat, remembered chiefly for being Lieutenant-Governor of Provence and the beloved son-in-law of Madame de Sévigné.
Life and career ...
, who married the daughter of
Madame de Sévigné Madame may refer to:
* Madam, civility title or form of address for women, derived from the French
* Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel
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.
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1603 births
1689 deaths
Archbishops of Arles