Daniel de Cosnac

Daniel de Cosnac , (1627, Cosnac - January 18th 1708, Aix-en-Provence), Prelate French.

Of origin limousine, it was attached strong young person to the house of the Prince de Conti in the capacity as gentleman and was thus mixed with the disorders with the Fronde; it seems that he made the good choice since there decided the prince to make peace with the court and remained faithful to Mazarin. This attitude was worth to him in reward the évêché of Valence and Die, though it did not have which 24 years (1654), and had not even received yet the religious orders: it did it only after its nomination. A little later he became chaplain of Sir, brother of the king, even displeased with this prince by the efforts as he made to bring back it to the good and to bring it closer Madam, and was, on the request of the prince, locked up with the Fort-l' Evêque. Its own life however does not seem to have been exemplary and Saint-Simon writes of him: “Personne did not have any more a spirit nor more activity, of expédients, resources; born for the intrigue, it had the glance right, with the not very scrupulous remainder and extremely ambitieux”. It returned however in grace and was named in 1687 archbishop of Aix.

A told anecdote that François-Timoléon de Choisy undoubtedly holds of Cosnac itself shows the humor of this man enthusiast of being able and action. Cosnac goes to Mr. de Paris (the archbishop of Paris). “The King, says him it, monseigneur, made me bishop; but it is a question of making me priest. - When you like it, answered Mr. de Paris. - It is not all there, retorted Mr. de Valence; it is that I beg you to make me deacon. - Readily, says to him Mr. de Paris. - You will not be free for these two graces, monseigneur, stopped Mr. de Valence; because, in addition to the priesthood and the diaconate, I still ask you for the subdiaconate. - In the name of God, began again abruptly Mr. de Paris, dispatch you to ensure me that you are tonsure, for fear you do not go up the food shortage of the sacraments until the need for the baptême."

Cosnac left Mémoires , which were published only in 1852, by the count Jules de Cosnac. These memories, written by a man of spirit, which had been mingled with all the intrigues with the court, offer an lively interest.

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