Archbishop of Lyon, Primate of the Gauls
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Born at Ajaccio on January 3rd, 1763, he was the half-brother of Letizia Ramolino-Bonaparte, mother of Napoleon I.
Cardinal Fesch became Archbishop of Lyon, Primate of the Gauls.
He passed away in Rome on May 13, 1839.
"Cardinal Joseph Fesch" by Jules Pasqualini (Gavignano 1820 - La Porta 1886).
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"Joseph Fesch". Nineteenth century French school.
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"Cardinal Joseph Fesch" painted 1807 by Antoine-Claude Fleury (? - 1822).
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"Cardinal Fesch". Nineteenth century engraving.