François de Tournon

French Augustinian diplomat, cardinal, and military leader

1489 CE to 1562 CE

François de Tournon (1489 in Tournon-sur-Rhône – 1562 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye) is a French Augustinian diplomat and cardinal.

From 1536 he is also a military leader of French forces operating in Provence, Savoy and Piedmont.

In the same year he founds the Collège de Tournon.

For a period he is effectively France's foreign minister.

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