Robert de Lenoncourt (archbishop of Reims)
Robert I de Lenoncourt, le père des pauvres, died September 25, 1532, was a French prelate of the turn of the 16th century, known in his day for his works of charity among the poor of Reims.Biography
Robert, was the son of Henri, lord of Lenoncourt and Jacquette de Baudricourt, is a descendant of a noble family of Lorraine who has distinguished himself in the ecclesiastical career. He is the uncle of Cardinal Robert de Lenoncourt and the great uncle of Cardinal Philippe de Lenoncourt.
Abbot commendatory of Tournus, prior of Saint-Pourcain, Lenoncout was named to the archdiocese of Tours the 21 of July 1484 that permutes for that of Reims the 7 of April 1508.
As archbishop of Reims, he rebuilt the portal of the Saint-Remi basilica and decorated it with ten tapestries representing the life of the prelate. On January 25, 1515, he crowned King Francis I in the Cathedral of Reims.
He was known for his charitable works in his church, feeding, for example, every day three hundred poor people during a famine in Champagne in 1520.
