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François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis

1715 - 1794

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François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, comte de Lyonnais (22 May 1715 – 3 November 1794) was a French cardinal and diplomat. He was the sixth member elected to occupy Seat 3 of the Académie française in 1744. Bernis was a prominent figure in the autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), starting from the chapter on "Convent Affairs". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis is the 1,964th most popular religious figure (down from 1,920th in 2019), the 3,000th most popular biography from France (up from 3,167th in 2019) and the 159th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis ranks 1,964 out of 3,187Before her are Corrado Bafile, Kazimierz Nycz, Emmeram of Regensburg, Stephen I of Constantinople, Fulton J. Sheen, and Blind man of Bethsaida. After her are Francisco Robles Ortega, Joktan, Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia, Virgilio Noè, Sigebert of Gembloux, and Ján Chryzostom Korec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1715, François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis ranks 14Before her are William Watson, Dorothea Erxleben, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, Charles, Prince of Soubise, Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, and Pierre Charles Le Monnier. After her are Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost, Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, Ewald Christian von Kleist, Jean-Étienne Guettard, and Pedro Antonio de Cevallos. Among people deceased in 1794, François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis ranks 47Before her are Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne, Lotf Ali Khan, Jacques François Dugommier, Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, and Nicolas Luckner. After her are François Hanriot, François Joseph Westermann, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel, and Suzanne Curchod.

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In France

Among people born in France, François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis ranks 3,000 out of 6,770Before her are Sextus Pompeius Festus (150), Emmeram of Regensburg (600), Édouard Detaille (1848), Dany Boon (1966), Denis Pétau (1583), and René Laloux (1929). After her are N'Golo Kanté (1991), Gabriel Hanotaux (1853), Jacques-Alain Miller (1944), Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria (1403), Henri Alekan (1909), and Michel Blavet (1700).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis ranks 159Before her are Jean du Bellay (1492), Jean du Vergier de Hauranne (1581), Érard de la Marck (1472), Peter Julian Eymard (1811), Sulpitius the Pious (576), and Emmeram of Regensburg (600). After her are Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans (1698), Émilie de Villeneuve (1811), Julie Billiart (1751), Gershom ben Judah (960), Peter Fourier (1565), and Jean-Pierre Ricard (1944).