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Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord1 (1301-1364) was a French Cardinal2, from an aristocratic family in Périgord, south-west France. He was born at Périgueux, son of Elias VII, Count of Périgord.3

He was Bishop of Limoges (1324), then Bishop of Auxerre (1329), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1331), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1348) and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1361).4 He was a major figure in the Avignon papacy, and also a diplomat engaged in the negotiations of the Hundred Years War.

He was also a literary patron, promoting the writing of the 1336 travels of William of Bodensele5, and corresponding with Petrarch.

References

  • Norman P. Zacour, Petrarch and Talleyrand, Speculum, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct., 1956), pp. 683-703
  • Norman P. Zacour (1960) Talleyrand: The Cardinal of Perigord (1301-1364)

Notes

  1. ^ Elias Talleyrand de Périgord.
  2. ^ 1331.[1]
  3. ^ perigord4
  4. ^ [2] [3]
  5. ^ The Travels of Marco Polo, Volume 2 by Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa - Full Text Free Book (Part 16/23)

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