François de Tournon
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François de Tournon (1489 in Tournon-sur-Rhône – 1562 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye) was a French Augustinian diplomat and Cardinal[1]. From 1536 he was also a military leader of French forces operating in Provence, Savoy and Piedmont. In the same year he founded the Collège de Tournon. For a period he was effectively France's foreign minister.
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- ^ From 1530; bishop of Sabina from 1550, bishop of Ostia in 1560.
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Niccolò Fieschi |
Bishop of Embrun 1517-1525 |
Succeeded by Antoine de Lévis de Château-Morand |
| Preceded by François de Bueil |
Archbishop of Bourges 1526-1536 |
Succeeded by Jacques Leroy |
| Preceded by Giovanni Pietro Carafa |
Cardinal-bishop of Sabina 1550-1560 |
Succeeded by Robert de Lenoncourt |
| Preceded by Jean du Bellay |
Cardinal-bishop of Ostia 1560-1562 |
Succeeded by Rodolfo Pio |
