Jean-Louis Gouttes: Difference between revisions
M-le-mot-dit (talk | contribs) m WPCleaner v1.14 - Repaired 1 link to disambiguation page - (You can help) - Limousin |
Specified categories |
||
| (9 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ |
{{more citations needed|date=July 2012}} |
||
'''Jean-Louis de Gouttes''' (1739 |
'''Jean-Louis de Gouttes''' (1739 – 7 March 1794) was a [[cleric]] and a French statesman of the [[French Revolution|Revolution]]. |
||
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
||
Born in [[Tulle]], in [[Limousin (province)|Limousin]] |
Born in [[Tulle]], in [[Limousin (province)|Limousin]], he joined a regiment of [[dragoons]] as a young man before becoming a priest. |
||
Curé of a parish near [[Bordeaux]], then of [[Argilliers]] in the [[Franche- |
Curé of a parish near [[Bordeaux]], then of [[Argilliers]] in the [[Franche-Comté]], he was one of the leaders of the lower clergy of his diocese, demanding higher salaries for the impoverished parish priest. |
||
He |
He was elected (27 March 1789) by the sénéchaussée of [[Béziers]] in [[Languedoc]], to the [[Estates General (France)|First Estate]] of the [[Estates General of 1789|Estates General]], with 185 votes out of 3111. He served a term as president of the [[National Constituent Assembly (France)|National Constituent Assembly]] 29 April to 8 May 1790. |
||
In 1791, he |
In 1791, he was consecrated as [[Constitutional bishop]] of [[Saône-et-Loire]] to replace [[Talleyrand]], who had resigned from the position he held under the [[Ancien Régime]] as [[Bishop of Autun]]. On 3 September, he was elected administrator of the département. |
||
Having protested against [[dechristianisation]] and against the [[Reign of Terror]], he |
Having protested against [[Dechristianization of France during the French Revolution|dechristianisation]] and against the [[Reign of Terror]], he was arrested by decree of the [[Committee of Public Safety]]. Sentenced to death on 6 Germinal Year II, he was guillotined the next day, 7 March 1794. |
||
{{authority control}} |
|||
==References== |
|||
* [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Louis_Gouttes French Wikipedia article] |
|||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gouttes, Jean-Louis}} |
|||
[[Category:18th-century French people]] |
|||
[[Category:Constitutional bishops]] |
|||
[[Category:French people executed by guillotine during the French Revolution]] |
|||
[[fr:Jean-Louis Gouttes]] |
|||
[[Category:1739 births]] |
|||
[[Category:1794 deaths]] |
|||
[[Category:People from Tulle]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 03:46, 18 September 2023
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2012) |
Jean-Louis de Gouttes (1739 – 7 March 1794) was a cleric and a French statesman of the Revolution.
Biography
[edit]Born in Tulle, in Limousin, he joined a regiment of dragoons as a young man before becoming a priest.
Curé of a parish near Bordeaux, then of Argilliers in the Franche-Comté, he was one of the leaders of the lower clergy of his diocese, demanding higher salaries for the impoverished parish priest.
He was elected (27 March 1789) by the sénéchaussée of Béziers in Languedoc, to the First Estate of the Estates General, with 185 votes out of 3111. He served a term as president of the National Constituent Assembly 29 April to 8 May 1790.
In 1791, he was consecrated as Constitutional bishop of Saône-et-Loire to replace Talleyrand, who had resigned from the position he held under the Ancien Régime as Bishop of Autun. On 3 September, he was elected administrator of the département.
Having protested against dechristianisation and against the Reign of Terror, he was arrested by decree of the Committee of Public Safety. Sentenced to death on 6 Germinal Year II, he was guillotined the next day, 7 March 1794.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
