Melchior Cardinal de Polignac †

Deceased

Archbishop of Auch

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
11 Oct 1661		Born	Lavoûte-Sur-Loire
18 May 1712	50.6	Elevated to Cardinal	In Pectore
30 Jan 1713	51.3	Elevated to Cardinal
27 Sep 1724	63.0	Appointed	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico
30 Nov 1724	63.1	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via
Dec 1725	64.1	Appointed	Archbishop of Auch, France
19 Dec 1725	64.2	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli
20 Feb 1726	64.4	Confirmed	Archbishop of Auch, France
19 Mar 1726	64.4	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Auch, France
20 Nov 1741	80.1	Died	Archbishop of Auch, France

a bishop for 15.7 years
a cardinal for 29.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Melchior Cardinal de Polignac † (1726)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Jacques-Bonne Gigault de Bellefonds †

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