Robert de Lenoncourt


Robert de Lenoncourt
Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArles
Appointed7 February 1560
Term ended4 February 1561
PredecessorJacques du Broullat
SuccessorAntoine de Albon
Other post(s)Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
(1560-1561)
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Embrun
(1556-1560)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
(1555-1560)
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Apollinare (1547-1555)
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia (1540-1547)
Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saone
(1535-1550)
Orders
Created cardinal20 December 1538
by Pope Paul III
RankCardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born1485 ?
Died4 February 1561 (aged 75-76)
La Charité-sur-Loire
BuriedPrieure de La Charité-sur-Loire
NationalityFrench
ParentsThierry de Lenoncourt
Jeanne de Ville
EducationLicenciate in Canon and Civil Law

Robert de Lenoncourt (1485? 4 February 1561) was a French bishop, Cardinal, and diplomat. He was the son of Thierry de Lenoncourt, Seigneur de Vignory, Councillor and Chamberlain of the King, and Jeanne de Ville. He had a brother, Henry, Sire de Lenoncourt and Baron of Vignory, a sister named Jacquette, who married Jean d'Aguerre, son of the Governor of Mouzon (January 1509), and a sister named Nicole, who married Érard du Châtelet. Robert's paternal uncle, also called Robert de Lenoncourt, was Archbishop of Reims.