Aymon de Cossonay
Aymon de Cossonay (* before 1317 - † March 4, 1375 in Lausanne ) was Bishop of Lausanne from 1355 to 1375 .
Life
Aymon comes from the noble family de Cossonay from Vaud . He was the son of Jean II, Lord of Cossonay, and the Marguerie de Villars. After the early death of his brother Louis I († before 1333) he became the guardian of his children. From 1328 he was canon , from 1346 vicar general in Lausanne. Pope Innocent IV appointed him Bishop of Lausanne in 1355. After the appointment of Count Amadeus VI. From Savoy to imperial vicar , Aymon felt compelled to tolerate the appointment of an appellate judge in Lausanne by the Count of Savoy. On his trip to Avignon in 1365, Emperor Charles IV gave Aymon the imperial vicariate over the diocese of Lausanne and its neighboring dioceses . With the plaid général of 1368 he gave the Lausanne customary law an official form.
literature
- Martin Schmitt, Jean Gremaud: Mémoires historiques sur le Diocèse de Lausanne . tape 2 . Impr. J.-L. Piller, Friborg 1859, p. 116–127 ( online in Google Book Search).
Web links
- Ansgar Wildermann: Cossonay, Haimo von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| François Prévôt |
Bishop of Lausanne 1355-1375 |
Guy de Prangins |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cossonay, Aymon de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cossonay, Haimo from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Lausanne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1317 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 1375 |
| Place of death | Lausanne |