Guillaume Dubois
French cardinal and statesman (1656–1723)
His Eminence
Guillaume Dubois
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Cardinal
,
Archbishop of Cambrai
Cardinal Guillaume Dubois
by
Hyacinthe Rigaud
(1723)
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Cambrai
Province
Lille
Metropolis
Lille
Appointed
6 May 1720
Term ended
10 August 1723
Predecessor
Joseph-Emmanuel de La Trémoille
Successor
Charles de Saint-Albin
Orders
Ordination
25 February 1720 (
deacon
)
3 March 1720 (
priest
)
by
Louis de La Vergne-Montenard de Tressan
Consecration
9 June 1720 (
bishop
)
by
Armand de Rohan
Created cardinal
16 July 1721
by
Pope Innocent XIII
Personal details
Born
(
1656-09-06
)
6 September 1656
Brive-la-Gaillarde
,
Limousin
,
France
Died
10 August 1723
(1723-08-10)
(aged 66)
Versailles
, France
Buried
Saint-Roch, Paris
Nationality
French
Profession
Clergyman
,
politician
Education
Christian Doctrine Fathers
Member of the
Académie française
In office
20 September 1722 – 10 August 1723
Preceded by
André Dacier
Succeeded by
Charles-Jean-François Hénault
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
24 September 1718 – 10 August 1723
Monarchs
Louis XV
Philippe II of Orléans
(as
Regent
)
Preceded by
Nicolas Chalon du Blé
Succeeded by
Charles Jean-Baptiste Fleuriau
Chief Minister of the French Monarch
In office
2 September 1715 – 10 August 1723
Monarchs
Louis XV
Philippe II of Orléans
(as
Regent
)
Preceded by
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
(1661–1683)
Succeeded by
Louis Henri of Bourbon
Signature
Guillaume Dubois
(6 September 1656 – 10 August 1723) was a French
cardinal
and statesman.