Yves-Alexandre de Marbeuf [SEP] place of birth
Yves-Alexandre de Marbeuf
Yves-Alexandre de Marbeuf (Rennes, 1734-Lübeck, 1799) was a French bishop of Autun and archbishop of Lyon, and statesman. He was an opponent of the European Enlightenment thinking, and of Jansenism.
He went into exile after the French Revolution.
Biography.
Nephew of the Earl of Marbeuf, protector of Napoleon Bonaparte in his youth, he was appointed Bishop of Autun in April 19, 1767, the seat he held until 1788; his successor is the famous Charles
- 1748–1758: Antoine de Malvin de Montazet (later archbishop of Lyon)
- 1758–1767: Nicolas II. de Bouillé
- 1767–1788: Yves-Alexandre de Marbeuf (later archbishop of Lyon)
- 1788–1791: Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
- April 1791 – 1793: Jean-Louis Gouttes (Constitutional Bishop)
Bishops From 1800.
- 9 April 1802–8. September 1802: Gabriel-François Moreau
- 1802–1806: François de Fontanges (with the title Archbishop)
- 1806–1819: Fabien