Jean de Rossillon
Jean de Rossillon († probably April 15, 1341 ) was Bishop of Lausanne from 1323 to 1341 .
Life
Jean de Roussillon came from a noble family from the Pays de Gex and was first mentioned in 1295. In 1297 he was in the service of Count Amadeus V of Savoy as a judge in the Genevois and Chablais . In 1306 he was canon in Geneva and Lausanne . The cathedral chapter elected him Bishop of Lausanne in 1323. In the Laupenkrieg he stood on the side of Freiburg and the nobility of western Switzerland against Bern ,
literature
- Martin Schmitt: Mémoires historiques sur le diocèse de Lausanne . tape 2 . Joseph-Louis Piller, Friborg 1859, p. 91-101 ( online ).
Web links
- Ansgar Wildermann: Rossillon, Jean de. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre d'Oron |
Bishop of Lausanne 1323-1341 |
Jean III Bertrand |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rossillon, Jean de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Lausanne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1295 |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: April 15, 1341 |