Francois de Tournon ( fr. François de Tournon ; 1489 , Tournon-sur-Rhone - April 22, 1562 , Saint-Germain-en-Le ) - Cardinal , French statesman.
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| March 14, 1560 - April 22, 1562 |
| Predecessor | Jean du Belle |
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| Successor | Rodolfo Pio di Carpi |
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| May 11, 1551 - April 22, 1562 |
| Predecessor | Hippolito II d'Este |
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| Successor | Hippolito II d'Este |
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| June 14, 1538 - April 22, 1551 |
| Predecessor | Francois I Guillaume de Castelno-Clermont-Lyudev |
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| Successor | Hippolito II d'Este |
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| January 8, 1526 - 1536 |
| Predecessor | Francois de Bueil |
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| Successor | Jacques Leroy |
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| June 13, 1518 - January 8, 1526 |
| Predecessor | Giulio Medici |
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| Successor | Antoine de Lewis de Chateau-Moran |
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| March 13, 1560 - April 22, 1562 |
| Predecessor | Jean du Bellay |
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| Successor | Rodolfo Pio de Carpi |
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| March 13, 1560 - April 22, 1562 |
| Predecessor | Jean du Bellay |
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| Successor | Rodolfo Pio de Carpi |
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| February 28, 1550 - March 13, 1560 |
| Predecessor | Gianpietro Carafa |
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| Successor | Robert de Lenoncourt |
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| May 16, 1530 - February 28, 1550 |
| Predecessor | Adrian Guffier de Boissy |
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| Successor | Georges II Amboise |
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He took part in negotiations on the return from the Spanish captivity of Francis I , the conclusion of the Cambrian Peace and the marriage of Francis with his sister Charles V (1526). He was a mediator in the negotiations of Henry VIII with the pope, participated in the conclusion of the Nice Peace (1538) . He was at one time a messenger in Rome . He died in the rank of archbishop of Lyons.
Turnon zealously engaged in the eradication of Protestantism - led theological debates, took severe measures against the Calvinists in his archbishopric; he called the Jesuits to France. He took care of the expansion of the royal library, founded the royal printing house and several colleges. In particular, he founded the College de Tournon, which the Jesuits later made one of the most famous educational institutions of the kingdom, patronized writers and scholars.
