Pierre Aycelin de Montaigut
Pierre Aycelin de Montaigut OSB (* between 1320 and 1325; † November 8, 1388 in Reims ) was a French bishop , cardinal and diplomat; he was called Cardinal of Laon .
Life
He was the nephew of Gilles II Aycelin de Montaigut , and like that Doctor of Canon Law . Pierre Aycelin was a Benedictine and prior of St-Martin-des-Champs . In 1359 he became Chancellor of Count John of Poitou , son of King John II , in 1361 Bishop of Nevers , in 1371 Bishop of Laon . In 1383 he was raised to cardinal ( pseudo cardinal ).
Pierre Aycelin was one of the advisors to King Charles V , and after his death one of the advisors was the uncle of the new king, Charles VI. He played a role in the support of France for the antipope Clement VII (1379), after which he tried in vain to bring the county of Flanders under the suzerainty of Avignon (1383).
literature
- Honoré Fisquet : La France pontificale (Gallia christiana), histoire chronologique et biographique des archevêques et évêques de tous les diocèses de France… E. Repos, Paris 1864–1873, pp. 57–59, digitized
Web links
- Aycelin de Montaigut, OSB, Pierre. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 3, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffroi Le Maingre |
Bishop of Laon 1370-1386 |
Jean de Roucy |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aycelin de Montaigut, Pierre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cardinal of Laon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French bishop, cardinal and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1320 and 1325 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1388 |
| Place of death | Reims |