His Eminence Emmanuel Théodose |
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The Cardinal de Bouillon by Hyacinthe Rigaud
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See | Ostia-Velletri |
Appointed | 15 December 1700 |
Term ended | 2 March 1715 |
Predecessor | Alderano Cibo |
Successor | Nicolò Acciaioli |
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Consecration | 20 November 1689 by Flavio Chigi |
Created Cardinal | 5 August 1669 by Clement IX |
Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
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Birth name | Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne |
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Château de Turenne, France |
26 August 1643
Died | 2 March 1715 Rome |
(aged 71)
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne (24 August 1643 – 2 March 1715, Rome) was a French prelate and diplomat, known as the Cardinal de Bouillon.
The son of Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, he was the nephew of Maréchal de Turenne. His mother was Eleonora Catharina of the Bergh. As a member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, he was a Foreign Prince and entitled to the style of Highness.
In 1658, he was appointed a canon of Liège; in 1667 doctor of the Sorbonne. He played some part in Turenne's conversion to Catholicism in 1668 and had an important rôle as intermediary between his uncle and Louis XIV. Created a cardinal in 1669, at the early age of twenty-four, he was provided with several rich benefices. In particular he was made Grand Almoner of France in 1671 and became Supreme Abbot of the Cluniac Order in 1683. On 19 Oct 1689, he was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Albano and consecrated on 20 Nov 1689 by Flavio Chigi, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, with Giambattista Rubini, Bishop of Vicenza, and Francesco Juste Giusti, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, serving as co-consecrators.