Note 79 — PART I THE ABBAYE-AUX BOIS (continued 2)

Christophe de Beaumont, Archbishop of Paris, Peer of the Realm, Duc de Saint Cloud (this latter title belonged to that of the Archbishopric of Paris). His archbishopric brought him in a hundred and eighty thousand francs a year, and he had in his gift four hundred and ninety-two livings. This prelate, whose conduct towards the Jansenists was so harsh and even sometimes so violent, was admirable in private life for his gentleness, his equanimity of character, and for his liberality. Born the 26th July 1703 in the Château de la Roque, in Périgord, he died on the 12th December 1781.