François de Joyeuse

French archbishop

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Fran\u00e7ois de Joyeuse (1562\u20131615) was a French archbishop and cardinal. He was the archbishop of Narbonne from 1582 and became a cardinal in 1583. Later, he served as the archbishop of Rouen starting in 1604. Fran\u00e7ois was one of the brothers of Anne de Joyeuse, a prominent figure and favorite of King Henry III of France. Following Anne's death, the leadership of Catholic extremists in Languedoc was passed to another brother, Antoine Scipion.12

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…his surviving brothers, the eldest, François (1562–1615), was archbishop of Narbonne from 1582 and cardinal from 1583, later to be archbishop of Rouen (1604). Consequently the leadership of the Catholic extremists in Languedoc passed on Anne’s death to his third brother, Antoine Scipion, who campaigned for some years with Spanish…
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…his surviving brothers, the eldest, François (1562–1615), was archbishop of Narbonne from 1582 and cardinal from 1583, later to be archbishop of Rouen (1604). Consequently the leadership of the Catholic extremists in Languedoc passed on Anne’s death to his third brother, Antoine Scipion, who campaigned for some years with Spanish…
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