Guillaume de Varax
Guillaume de Varax († April 11, 1466 in Lausanne ) was Bishop of Belley from 1460 to 1462 and then Bishop of Lausanne until his death .
Life
Guillaume was the son of Etienne, lord of Romans and Saint-André-en-Bresse and his wife Claudine de Saint-Amour. Guillaume was a Benedictine in the abbey on the Île Barbe near Lyon. He became prior of Préterive in Savoy in 1440 and abbot of the Piedmontese monastery of Saint-Michel de la Cluse in 1446 . He was transferred to the Diocese of Lausanne in 1460 by Bishop of Belley and in 1462 by Pius II against the opposition of the Duke of Savoy . Guillaume resided in Ouchy Castle , which he had renovated.
literature
- Martin Schmitt: Mémoires historiques sur la diocèse de Lausanne . Tome deux. Friborg 1859, p. 194–195 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
Web links
- Pierre Surchat: Varax, Guillaume de. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Remarks
- ↑ History of Ouchy Castle. In: swisscastles.ch. Retrieved June 1, 2012 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre de Bolomier |
Bishop of Belley 1460–1462 |
Jean de Varax |
| George of Saluzzo |
Bishop of Lausanne 1462–1466 |
Jean Michel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Varax, Guillaume de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Bellay and Lausanne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1466 |
| Place of death | Lausanne |