▁Bishop ▁of ▁N antes ▁( 1 5 6 6 – 1 5 9 4 ) ▁and ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Re ims ▁( 1 5 9 4 – 1 6 0 5 ). ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Chap el ▁and ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Philippe ▁du ▁B ec ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Charles ▁du ▁B ec , ▁lord ▁of ▁Bour ri ▁and ▁V ard es , ▁vice - ad mir al ▁of ▁France , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mag d ela ine ▁or ▁Mar guer ite ▁de ▁Beau v ill ier . ▁ ▁E cc les iast ical ▁career ▁ ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Saint - M aur ice ▁c athedral ▁in ▁Ang ers , ▁he ▁became ▁bishop ▁of ▁V annes ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 9 , ▁following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁S éb ast ien ▁de ▁L ' A ub esp ine . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁this ▁capacity ▁in ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Tr ent . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 6 6 ▁he ▁became ▁Bishop ▁of ▁N antes . ▁ ▁He ▁attached ▁himself ▁to ▁King ▁Henry ▁IV . ▁He ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁his ▁coron ation ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 5 9 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁c athedral ▁of ▁Chart res , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁pre late ▁rem ind ed ▁him ▁of ▁the ▁oblig ations ▁of ▁a ▁Catholic ▁monarch , ▁then ▁" the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Church ." ▁Rec ogn izing ▁it , ▁Henry ▁IV ▁named ▁it ▁in