François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis
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".
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Albi | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Albi |
| See | Cathedral Basilica of Saint Cecilia |
| Installed | 9 July 1764 |
| Term ended | 3 November 1794 |
| Predecessor | Léopold-Charles de Choiseul-Stainville |
| Successor | François de Pierre de Bernis |
| Other post(s) | French Ambassador to Rome |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1715 Saint-Marcel d'Ardèche, France |
| Died | 3 November 1794 (aged 79) Rome, Papal States |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
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