He was born in
Paris and was educated at the
Collège de Navarre. He refused the position of
Bishop of Luçon, practically in the gift of his family. He entered the Carthusian Order in 1602 and made his profession in 1605. He became prior of ,
Caumont-sur-Durance. His harsh censorship drove
Renė Descartes out of France. His episcopate was arranged by his brother, and he was named
Archbishop of Aix in 1626 and then
Archbishop of Lyon in 1628. He was created cardinal in 1629. He was named
Grand Almoner of France in 1631 and presided over the funeral of King
Louis XIII in June 1644. He participated in the
1644 papal conclave which elected
Pope Innocent X. He died on 23 March 1653 in
Lyon. ==References==