Paul d'Albert, Cardinal de Luynes


Cardinal de Luynes
Cardinal, Archbishop of Sens
Portrait of Cardinal de Luynes by François-Adrien Latinville
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseSens
In office1753–1788
PredecessorJean-Joseph Languet de Gergy
SuccessorLoménie de Brienne
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso in Parione
(1758–88)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Bayeux (1729–53)
Orders
Consecration25 September 1729
by Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan
Created cardinal2 April 1756
by Pope Benedict XIV
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born5 January 1703
Versailles, France
Died21 January 1788 (aged 85)
Paris, France
Signature
Styles of
Paul d'Albert
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSens

Paul d'Albert (French pronunciation: [pɔl dalbɛʁ]; 5 January 1703 – 21 January 1788) was a French prelate. He was elected the seventh occupant of Académie française seat 29 in 1743.