François de Clermont-Tonnerre

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

François de Clermont-Tonnerre, comte de Noyon (1629 - February 15, 1701) was a French bishop. He was a Pair de France, counsilor of state and became president of the assembly of the clergy in 1685. He also wrote some religious works.

He replaced Barbier d'Aucour at the French Academy at was summonned to the court of Louis XIV, who wanted to amuse himself about his excessive vanity. Clermont-Tonnerre founded a prize for poetry of 3,000 Francs, whose topic was always to be an eloge on Louis XIV and his deeds.

Preceded by Jean Barbier d'Aucour

Seat 33 Académie française 1694-1701

Succeeded by Nicolas de Malézieu