André-Hercule de Fleury
André-Hercule de Fleury | |
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| Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fréjus | |
Cardinal de Fleury, official portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, Château de Versailles | |
| Archdiocese | Aix |
| Diocese | Fréjus |
| Installed | 18 May 1698 |
| Term ended | 3 May 1715 |
| Predecessor | Louis d'Aquin |
| Successor | Pierre de Castellane |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-priest; no title assigned |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1679 |
| Consecration | 22 November 1698 by Louis Antoine de Noailles |
| Created cardinal | 11 September 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1653 Lodève, Languedoc-Roussillon, France |
| Died | 29 January 1743 (aged 89) Issy-les-Moulineaux, Île-de-France, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Signature | |
| First Minister of State | |
| In office 11 June 1726 – 29 January 1743 | |
| Monarch | Louis XV |
| Preceded by | Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon |
| Succeeded by | Étienne François de Choiseul (1758) |
André-Hercule de Fleury (22 June or 26 June 1653 – 29 January 1743) was a French Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fréjus and as the chief minister of Louis XV. He was created a cardinal in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII.