Antoine-Éléonor-Léon Leclerc de Juigné
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Eleonora Leon Antoine Leclerc Juigné, born 2 November 1728 in Paris, where he died 19 March 1811, was a French prelate.
He was the son of Samuel-Jacques Le Clerc of Juigné, killed September 19, 1734 at the Battle of Guastalla
in Spain, and Marie Gabrielle Le Cirier of Neufchelles (1706–1763). He was vicar-general of Carcassonne
, general agent of the clergy in 1760, bishop of Châlons-en-Champagne
in 1764, Archbishop of Paris
in 1781, and member of the clergy for the city and suburbs of Paris to the Estates General of 1789. His involvement was essential in the alliance of the clergy with the Third Estate, making possible the French Revolution. He was then a member of the Constituent Assembly of 1789.
In 1794, he followed the Bourbons into exile in Germany, living for a while in Konstanz
, where there was a sizable emigre community and in Überlingen, a Free Imperial City
on the north shore of Lake Constance.
He was the son of Samuel-Jacques Le Clerc of Juigné, killed September 19, 1734 at the Battle of Guastalla
Battle of Guastalla
The Battle of Guastalla or Battle of Luzzara was a battle fought on September 19, 1734, between Franco-Sardinian and Austrian troops as part of the War of Polish Succession.-Background:...
in Spain, and Marie Gabrielle Le Cirier of Neufchelles (1706–1763). He was vicar-general of Carcassonne
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. Carcassone was founded by the Visigoths in the fifth century,...
, general agent of the clergy in 1760, bishop of Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne is a city in France. It is the capital of both the department of Marne and the region of Champagne-Ardenne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims....
in 1764, Archbishop of Paris
Archbishop of Paris
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris is one of twenty-three archdioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The original diocese is traditionally thought to have been created in the 3rd century by St. Denis and corresponded with the Civitas Parisiorum; it was elevated to an archdiocese on...
in 1781, and member of the clergy for the city and suburbs of Paris to the Estates General of 1789. His involvement was essential in the alliance of the clergy with the Third Estate, making possible the French Revolution. He was then a member of the Constituent Assembly of 1789.
In 1794, he followed the Bourbons into exile in Germany, living for a while in Konstanz
Konstanz
Konstanz is a university city with approximately 80,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. The city houses the University of Konstanz.-Location:...
, where there was a sizable emigre community and in Überlingen, a Free Imperial City
Free Imperial City
In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city was a city formally ruled by the emperor only — as opposed to the majority of cities in the Empire, which were governed by one of the many princes of the Empire, such as dukes or prince-bishops...
on the north shore of Lake Constance.