Jacques d'Amboise (Bishop)
Jacques d'Amboise (* between 1440 and 1450; † December 27, 1516 ) was a French cleric . He was Abbot of Jumièges (1474–1504), Abbot of Cluny (1485–1510), Bishop of Clermont (1505–1516) and Minister of Louis XII.
Life
He was the seventh of seventeen children of Pierre d'Amboise , Herr von Chaumont , Meillant , Sagonne , Les Bordes and Bussy , Joan of Arc's companion in arms , and Anne de Bueil.
Jacques became a monk in Cluny and in 1474 Abbot of Jumièges, succeeding his brother Louis , who had been appointed Bishop of Albi . When he was in 1504 by King Ludwig XII. was appointed Bishop of Clermont, he gave up Jumièges.
Jacques d'Amboise is the builder of the Hôtel de Cluny in Paris, which he had built in the immediate vicinity of Roman ruins, the thermal baths. In 1515 he had a well built in Clermont which still bears his name today.
His grave is in Cluny Abbey.
Web links
- Décès de Jacques d'Amboise, abbé de Cluny. Académie des sciences, arts et belles lettres de Dijon, accessed on July 26, 2017 (French).
- Jacques d'Amboise on findagrave.com, accessed July 26, 2017
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles II de Bourbon |
Bishop of Clermont 1505–1516 |
Thomas Duprat |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amboise, Jacques d ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cleric |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1440 and 1450 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1516 |