Born at
Nesle, he had
ultramontane views, and was a stern opponent of
Jansenism. He was a critic of
Jean Meslier. On 11 May 1698, he was
consecrated bishop by
Toussaint de Forbin de Janson,
Bishop of Beauvais, with
Gabriel de Roquette,
Bishop of Autun, and
François Chevalier de Saulx,
Bishop of Alès, serving as
co-consecrators. and then
Archbishop of Reims from 1710. He was named a cardinal by
Pope Clement XI on 29 November 1719; his red biretta was sent to him in France on 23 December 1719. He did not visit Rome, and was not assigned a
titular church. He was invested with his biretta by
King Louis XV personally, and granted the abbey of S. Étienne de Caen. He died in Reims on 13 September 1721, and was buried in the cathedral. ==References==