Pierre de Pardaillan de Gondrin
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Pierre de Pardaillan de Gondrin (1692, Versailles
- 4 November 1733, Bougey
) was a French bishop.
and grandson of Madame de Montespan, Pierre de Pardaillan de Gondrin was a doctor of theology and canon of Paris
and of Strasbourg
. He became duke-bishop of Langres
and Peer of France in 1724.
He was elected an honorary member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres
in 1720 and, without having ever written a single work, a member of the Académie française
in 1725.
Versailles
Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
- 4 November 1733, Bougey
Bougey
Bougey is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
) was a French bishop.
Life
The son of the duc d'AntinLouis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin
Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin , marquis of Antin, Gondrin and Montespan , then 1st Duke of Antin was a French nobleman...
and grandson of Madame de Montespan, Pierre de Pardaillan de Gondrin was a doctor of theology and canon of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and of Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
. He became duke-bishop of Langres
Langres
Langres is a commune in north-eastern France. It is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne département in the Champagne-Ardenne region.-History:As the capital of the Romanized Gallic tribe the Lingones, it was called Andematunnum, then Lingones, and now Langres.The town is built on a limestone...
and Peer of France in 1724.
He was elected an honorary member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres is a French learned society devoted to the humanities, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the Institut de France.-History:...
in 1720 and, without having ever written a single work, a member of the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in 1725.