César d'Estrées

César d' Estrées ( born February 5, 1628 Paris, † December 18, 1714 in Paris) was a French diplomat and cardinal.

Life

D' Estrées was a son of Marshal François- Annibal d' Estrées and his wife Marie de Béthune - Charost. The later Marshal of France Jean II d' Estrées was his older brother and Gabrielle d' Estrées his aunt.

As abbot headed d' Estrées, the Abbey of St. Germain -des- Prés and was concurrently Duke and Bishop of Laon. From 1672 to 1675 he was Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata, afterwards of Trinita dei Monti. His last post was since 1698 the cardinal bishop of Albano in place.

D' Estrées was a French ambassador to Rome and Spain, Commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit and peer of France. As a successor to the late playwright Pierre du Ryer 1656, he was elected as a member of the Académie française ( fauteuil 9). He himself followed in 1715 by his nephew Victor- Marie d' Estrées according to this place. In 1706 he was elected a member of the Accademia della Crusca in Florence.

Seven weeks before his 87th birthday died d' Estrées on December 18, 1714 in Paris and found his final resting place.

See also: List of members of the Académie française