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Dubois, Guillaume
Born: 1656 AD
Died: 1723 AD, at 66 years of age.
Nationality: French
Categories: Archbishops, Politician
Died: 1723 AD, at 66 years of age.
Nationality: French
Categories: Archbishops, Politician
1656 - Born on September 6th in Brive-la-Gallarde, France. French cardinal, leading minister in the administration of Philippe II, duc d'Orléans (regent for King Louis XV), and architect of the Anglo-French alliance.
1674 - He was first tutor and then secretary to the Duc de Chartres.
- He violated this position of trust, encouraged every bad element in the duke, corrupting him and securing his own power.
1715 - Dubois was virtually all powerful.
1716 - He was an architect of the Anglo-French alliance that helped maintain peace in Europe.
- He intrigued his way to being archbishop of Cambrai, the richest diocese in France.
1720-1721 - He was appointed foreign minister, Archbishop of Cambrai, and a cardinal, before becoming prime minister.
1722 - Prime minister of France.
- He was consumed by his own ambition, and shamed his clerical positions.
1723 - He died on August 10th in Versailles.
1674 - He was first tutor and then secretary to the Duc de Chartres.
- He violated this position of trust, encouraged every bad element in the duke, corrupting him and securing his own power.
1715 - Dubois was virtually all powerful.
1716 - He was an architect of the Anglo-French alliance that helped maintain peace in Europe.
- He intrigued his way to being archbishop of Cambrai, the richest diocese in France.
1720-1721 - He was appointed foreign minister, Archbishop of Cambrai, and a cardinal, before becoming prime minister.
1722 - Prime minister of France.
- He was consumed by his own ambition, and shamed his clerical positions.
1723 - He died on August 10th in Versailles.
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Memoirs of Cardinal Dubois,: Tr. from the French by Ernest Dowson; with photogravure portraits of Cardinal Dubois and the Duc d'OrleÃŒÂans by P. L Jacob (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970) |
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Memoirs of Cardinal Dubois, 2 vols by Guillaume, Cardinal [Ernest Dowson, trans] Dubois (Paperback - Sep 9, 2008) |
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Massillon's Sermon on the consecration of Dubois, the atheist, as Archbishop of Cambrai: For the first time translated from the French by Jean-Baptiste Massillon (Unknown Binding - Sep 9, 2008) |
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Memoirs of Cardinal Dubois by Guillaume Dubois (Hardcover - Jan 1, 1970) |
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Memoirs of Cardinal Dubois: A complete unabridged translation from the French by Guillaume Dubois (Unknown Binding - Sep 9, 2008) |
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Memoirs of Cardinal Dubois, by Guillaume Dubois (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970) 1929. Part One of Two Volumes. Embellished with photogravure portraits of Cardinal Dubois and the Duc d'Orleans, together with twelve full page drawings by Lui Trugo. This is one of the more... |
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