François De Tournon
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 463 years ago |
| Born | Tournon-sur-Rhone |
| France | |
| Date of died | April 22,1562 |
| Died | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| France | |
| Place of burial | Tournon-sur-Rhône, France |
| Created cardinal | 1530 |
| Parents | Jacques II de Tournon |
| Jeanne de Polignac | |
| Archdioceses | Bourges |
| Lyon | |
| Creat cardin | Pope Clement VII |
| Date of birth | January 1,1489 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1181722 |
François De Tournon Life story
François de Tournon was a French Augustinian friar, an archbishop, diplomat, courtier, and cardinal. From 1536 he was also a military supply officer of French forces operating in Provence, Savoy and Piedmont. In the same year he founded the Collège de Tournon. For a period he was effectively France's foreign minister.