Pierre de La Baume

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Pierre de La Baume

Pierre de La Baume (* around 1477 in Montrevel-en-Bresse ; † May 4, 1544 in Arbois ) was bishop of Geneva from 1522 to 1543 , archbishop of Besançon from 1541 to 1543 and cardinal from 1539 .

Life

Pierre belonged to the noble family La Baume-Montrevel , who came from Bresse . His parents were Guy de La Baume, Count of Montrevel and Jeanne de Longwy. The Cardinal Claude de La Baume and Archbishop of Besançon was Pierre's nephew.

He studied at Dole University and was awarded a doctorate in theology in 1502. He was a canon and archdeacon in Aix-en-Provence and a canon in Lyon. He had the honorary title of Apostolic Protonotary and was Abbot of Saint-Claude and San Giusto in Susa . He was adviser to Duke Charles III. of Savoy and Delegate of Savoy to the Lateran Council .

When the Geneva bishop Johann von Savoyen withdrew to Pinerolo in 1520 for health reasons , Pierre became coadjutor with succession rights and administrator of the diocese of Geneva. He followed Johannes' death in 1522 as Bishop of Geneva. In 1530 he became coadjutor with successor rights to the Archbishop of Besançon Antoine de Vergy . He did not intervene in the disputes between the citizens of Geneva and the Duke of Savoy, which led to an alienation of his subjects. He rarely stayed in Geneva, during which time the ideas of the Reformation began to spread in the city. Pope Paul III appointed him cardinal on December 19, 1539, on November 21, 1541 he became a cardinal priest with the titular church Santi Giovanni e Paolo . After the death of Antoine de Vergy, Pierre followed on November 21, 1541 as Archbishop of Besançon. In 1543 he resigned as Bishop of Geneva and Archbishop of Besançon, where he was followed by his nephew Claude de La Baume .

Pierre de La Baume died on May 4, 1544 in Arbois and was buried there in the Saint-Just church.

literature

  • Louis Binz: Les évêques du diocèse de Genève (verse 400–1543). In: Louis Binz, Jean Emery, Catherine Santschi: Le diocèse de Genève. L'archidiocèse de Vienne en Dauphiné (= Helvetia Sacra . Dept. I / 3). Bern 1980, pp. 113-114.
  • Claire Martinet: La Baume, Pierre de. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 8, 2007 , accessed January 13, 2018 .

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predecessor Office successor
John of Savoy Bishop of Geneva
1522–1543 		Louis de Rye
Antoine I. de Vergy Archbishop of Besançon
1541–1544 		Claude III de La Baume
personal data
SURNAME La Baume, Pierre de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, Bishop of Geneva
DATE OF BIRTH around 1477
PLACE OF BIRTH Montrevel-en-Bresse
DATE OF DEATH May 4, 1544
Place of death Arbois