Bernis, François-Joachim de Pierre de, 1715-1794
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Name (Latin)
Bernis, François-Joachim de Pierre de, 1715-1794
Other forms of name
De Bernis, Francois-Joachim de Pierre, 1715-1794
De Pierre de Bernis, François-Joachim, 1715-1794
Bernis, François-Joachim de Pierre de, comte de Lyon, Cardinal, 1715-1794
Lyon, François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis comte de, 1715-1794
Pierres de Bernis, Francois-Joachim de, 1715-1794
Date of birth
1715
Date of death
1794
Gender
male
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Wikipedia description:
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".
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