Yves-Alexandre de Marbeuf

Yves-Alexandre de Marbeuf (Rennes, 1734-Lübeck, 1799) was a French bishop of Autun and archbishop of Lyon, and statesman.

Nephew of the Earl of Marbeuf, protector of Napoleon Bonaparte in his youth, he was appointed Bishop of Autun on April 19, 1767, the seat he held until 1788; his successor is the famous Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord.

He then accesses the lucrative archbishopric of Lyon (50 000 annual pension of pounds).

Under the Old Regime, he was Minister of sheet profit, which managed the allocation of ecclesiastical positions in France.

He is not opposed to the aux États généraux, but stood strongly against the Constitution civile du clergé.