Jean Courtecuisse

Jean Courtecuisse (* around 1350; † March 4, 1423 in Geneva ) was a French theologian. He was Maître de Théologie, chaplain and advisor to King Charles VI. , Dean of the theological faculty of the Sorbonne (1419) and Chancellor of Notre-Dame (1419).

Courtecuisse was known for its talent for speech and was often used as the university's spokesperson. From 1395 he opposed the Avignon papacy and was one of the leaders of the diplomatic missions to solve the problem of the Western Schism . He wrote De la foi, de l'Église, du Pontife Romain et du Concil général . In 1409 he took part in the Council of Pisa .

At the Estates General of 1413 he was one of those who wrote the Reformation writings, which after their failure were associated with the Cabochiens . A little later he found himself in the Armagnac camp because he condemned Jean Petit's theses to murder as a tyrant .

In 1420 he was elected Bishop of Paris , but had to resign the following year due to the enmity of the English and the Bourguignons . In 1422 he became Bishop of Geneva .

For Duke Johann von Berry he wrote Des quatre vertus , a translation by Seneca , and Formules de Vie honnête , a translation by Martin von Bragas .

predecessor	Office	successor
Gérard de Montaigu	Bishop of Paris 1420–1421	Jean de Rochetaillée
Jean de Rochetaillée	Bishop of Geneva 1422–1423	Jean de Brogny