Gabriel de Gramont [SEP] place of birth
Gabriel de Gramont
Gabriel de Gramont (1486–1534) was a French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Biography.
Gabriel de Gramont was born in Gascony in 1486, the son of Roger de Gramont, "signeur" of Bidache, and Eléonore de Béarn. His brother, Charles de Gramont was the Archbishop of Bordeaux.
Early in his life, he was ordained as a deacon. On 25 June 1515 he was elected Bishop of Couserans. He was transferred to the see of Tarbes on 19 September 1524.
Gramont.
- Gabriel Antoine Armand, Comte de Gramont (1908–1943), a hero of the French Resistance, grandson of Agénor de Gramont (1819–1880) duc de Gramont and prince de Bidache.
- Sanche de Gramont (1932- ), son of the previous, gave up his titles and became a naturalized citizen of the United States under the name Ted Morgan.
- Arnaud François Louis Victurnien de Gramont (1960 - ) son of comte René de Gramont (1927–2004), photographer.
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