Jean Auguste de Chastenet de Puységur
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Jean Auguste de Chastenet de Puységur
(11 November 1740 - 14 August 1815, Rabastens
) was a French bishop.
He was named bishop of Saint-Omer on 29 June 1775, then bishop of Carcassonne in 1778. In 1788, he became archbishop of Bourges.
A deputy to Estates-General of 1789
, on the French Revolution
he emigrated to Wolfenbüttel
, where he lived with the archbishop of Rheims, Talleyrand-Périgord
. The 1801 Concordat
between France
and the Pope forced him to resign, but allowed him to return to Rabastens, where he then lived until his death.
Puységur, Gers
Puységur is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
(11 November 1740 - 14 August 1815, Rabastens
Rabastens
Rabastens is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...
) was a French bishop.
He was named bishop of Saint-Omer on 29 June 1775, then bishop of Carcassonne in 1778. In 1788, he became archbishop of Bourges.
A deputy to Estates-General of 1789
Estates-General of 1789
The Estates-General of 1789 was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the nobility, the Church, and the common people...
, on the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
he emigrated to Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Oker river about 13 kilometres south of Brunswick. It is the seat of the District of Wolfenbüttel and of the bishop of the Protestant Lutheran State Church of Brunswick...
, where he lived with the archbishop of Rheims, Talleyrand-Périgord
Alexandre Angélique de Talleyrand-Périgord
Alexandre Angélique de Talleyrand-Périgord was a French churchman and politician, and the paternal uncle of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord .-Education:*collège de La Flèche at Paris ;...
. The 1801 Concordat
Concordat of 1801
The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII, signed on 15 July 1801. It solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and brought back most of its civil status....
between France
First French Empire
The First French Empire , also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France...
and the Pope forced him to resign, but allowed him to return to Rabastens, where he then lived until his death.