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René de Birague

Catholic cardinal
Person human Q921075
René de Birague
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
February 2, 1506
Date of death
November 24, 1583
Place of birth
Milan, France[8]
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[11]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, politician
Position held
Lord Chancellor of France, Superintendent of Finances, diocesan bishop, cardinal[12][13][14][15]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[18]
Award received
Commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael[16][17]
Spouse
Valentine Balbiani[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[24]
Civil rank
Privy Councillor[26]
Depicted by
Portrait de René de Birague, chancelier de France[22]
Described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23]
Family name
de Birague[20]
Given name
René[21]
Name in native language
René de Birague[25]
P14608
133171477[27]
Place of burial
Couvent Sainte-Catherine-du-Val-des-Écoliers[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en René de Birague en Rene de Birague da Cardinal de Birague da René, cardinal de Birague de Birague es Rene de Birague fi Cardinal de Birague fi René, cardinal de Birague fr Cardinal de Birague fr René, cardinal de Birague nl Rene de Birague pt Cardinal de Birague pt René, cardinal de Birague ru Рене де Бираг sv Cardinal de Birague sv René, cardinal de Birague tr Rena de Birague
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
000000011623060X
VIAF cluster ID
38099469
GND ID
133171477
Bibale ID
41883
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14875274v
Biblissima authority ID
Oberrœdern
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01386134
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
birague
DDB person (GND) ID
133171477
De Agostini ID
Birague,+René
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
133171477
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
1746
Show all 26 identifiers +14
FranceArchives agent ID
18730072
Freebase ID
/m/07wlpb
IdRef ID
182414981
Museum-digital ID
273796
Münzkabinett ID
person/15429
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810676434105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5429841
Roglo person ID
p=rene&n=de+birague&oc=1
SNAC ARK ID
w6pz6n0t
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID
1578:Birague
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
renato-birago
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12488947
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/61015
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyCJYQ6CCcgdVFWGxBtrq

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🔗 Connections
Position held 3
diocesan bishop, Lord Chancellor of France, Superintendent of Finances
Occupation 2
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Civil rank 1
Privy Councillor
Country of citizenship 1
France
Described by source 1
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Given name 1
René
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
Milan
Place of death 1
Paris
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

René de Birague was born on February 2, 1506[1], in Milan[2]. He died on November 24, 1583[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], and politician[7].

FAQs

Where was René de Birague born?

René de Birague's place of birth was Milan[2].

Where did René de Birague die?

René de Birague passed away in Paris[4].

Who was René de Birague married to?

René de Birague's spouses include Valentine Balbiani[10].

What did René de Birague do for work?

René de Birague worked as a Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], and politician[7].

What awards did René de Birague receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit[16] and Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel[17].

Related Entities

France Milan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . www2.fiu.edu. www2.fiu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Ske · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'sw']
    Roglo person ID → p=rene&n=de+birague&oc=1
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  2. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Oberrœdern
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  3. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 133171477
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  4. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, politician
    Position held → Lord Chancellor of France, Superintendent of Finances, diocesan bishop +1
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  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Paris
    Award received → —
    Depicted by → Portrait de René de Birague, chancelier de France
    Instance of → human
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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