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Though Ossat was appointed Bishop of Rennes ( on 9 September 1596 ) he remained at Rome, without any well-defined office, though he was charged with occasional missions to Venice and Florence ( 1598 ), and managed the French embassy in the absence of a noble ambassador, as professional diplomats traditionally do, and was always the enlightened and devoted representative of French interests.
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