a French prelate, was born at the castle of Pressigny (Touraine) Oct. 25, 1655, and was a relative of the marquis Nicolas de Brulart. He was educated in philosophy at the College de la Mareche, and was received into the Sorbonne as a teacher in 1681. In 1689 he was appointed bishop of Avnranches, and in 1692 exchanged that see for Soissons. He died at Paris Nov. 20, 1714. He left a few religious works, for which see Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.