Raoul de Coucy (bishop)

Raoul de Coucy (dt. Rudolf von Coucy ) († 1425 in Noyon ) was Bishop of Metz (1387-1415) and Bishop of Noyon (1415-1424).

Life

He came from the Coucy line of the Ghent family and was the son of the father of the same name († after 1389) and Jeanne de Harcourt.

De Coucy entered the clergy and became canon in Châlons and Reims . He was also archdeacon in Amiens .

Clement VII appointed him bishop of Metz in 1387. The following year he took possession of the diocese. He managed to win Hombourg-Haut back for the Metz bishopric . There were conflicts with the inhabitants of Saarburg . These were ended by the submission of the city. He was at odds with Heinrich Bayer von Boppard . This was a relative of the predecessor of Raoul de Coucy and had established himself in the bishopric. With this it came to a contract.

There were also conflicts with the cities of Epinal and Metz . In addition, there were disputes with surrounding princes. He was forced to cede half of Rambervillers and the area around Epinal to Lorraine. He tried to improve the financial situation of the episcopal finances. In 1411 he signed a peace treaty with Duke Charles I of Lorraine , Duke Edward III. from Bar and the city of Metz. He took part in the council in Constance .

In 1415 he was by John XXIII. appointed Bishop of Noyon. Although he took possession of this diocese by proxy as early as 1415, his solemn entry did not take place until 1421. He died there and was buried in the cathedral of Noyon . He bequeathed his book collection to the cathedral church.

literature

• General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts. Part 20. Leipzig, 1829 p. 38

Web links

• Entry on saarland-biographien.de
• Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org

predecessor	Office	successor
Peter of Luxembourg	Bishop of Metz 1388–1415	Konrad Bayer from Boppard
Pierre Fresnel	Bishop of Noyon 1415-1424	Jean de Mailly