Thomas Philip Wallrad d'Alsace-Boussut de Chimay
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His Eminence Thomas de Hénin-Liétard Cardinal d'Alsace |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen Primate of the Low Countries |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Mechelen |
| In office | 1670–1689 |
| Predecessor | Humbertus Guilielmus de Precipiano |
| Successor | Joannes-Henricus de Franckenberg |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina |
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| Consecration | 1716 by Giorgio Cardinal Spínola |
| Created Cardinal | 1719 |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
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| Born | 12 November 1679 |
| Died | 5 January 1759 |
| Buried | Mechelen Cathedral |
| Motto | Estote Miserecordes |
Thomas Philip Wallrad de Hénin-Liétard d'Alsace named Cardinal d'Alsace (Brussels, 12 November 1679 – 5 January 1759), was a Cardinal- Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium. He participated in 2 conclaves, during the conclave of 1758 he acted as Cardinal Proto-Priest.
His father, Philippe Louis de Hénin-Liétard was Knight of the Golden Fleece. Prince of Chimay and Count of Boussu, his family belonges to the family of Hénin-Liétard,
The brother of the Cardinal was married to Charlotte de Rouvroy, daughter of the Duke of Saint-Simon, who mentioned the Cardinal in his writings. One of his nephews Charles-Alexandre de Hénin-Liétard d'Alsace, Count of Beaumont dies in 1794 in Paris by guillotine.
In 1696 he was a noble Canon of the Chapter of Ghent. He completed his studies in Cologne and was ordained as a priest on 15 October 1702, in Rome. He was created in 1712 a papal prelate of honour of Clement XI. In 1714 he was approved by emperor Charles VI as Bishop of Mechelen, his appointed of Archbishop took place on 16 December 1715. In 1716 he was ordained in Vienna by the Apostolic Nuncio to Austria: Mgr. Giorgio Cardinal Spínola. On 29 Nov 1719, age 40, he was named Cardinal, after his support in favor of the Bull of Unigenitus. Cardinal d'Alcase was the first cardinal taking residence in Mechelen, since Cardinal de Granvelle died. He went to Rome to receive the biretta, by hands of the pope himself. The people of Mechelen rejoiced to have again a cardinal, and he was very loved by them. During the episcopate of Cardinal d'Alcase he constructed several important buildings: he had the episcopal palace rebuilt and a new diocesan seminary constructed in Mechelen.
In 1747 he pleads King Louis XV who entered Brussels to have mercy on the poor inhabitants of Brussels. The king requested a Te Deum in honour of the victory, but the Cardinal replied: "Only the blood of Christ flows on the altar!"
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