Historical Figures

Lomenie de Brienne Étienne de(1727 - 1794)

Archbishop of Toulouse (1763), Comptroller General of Finances replacing Calonne (1787), he failed to solve the financial crisis, because like his predecessor, he had opposed privileges. Cardinal (1788), he resigned from this office in 1791, taking the oath to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. He nevertheless died in prison.