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Jean du Bellay

Catholic cardinal · Religious Figures · Lived 1492 to 1560 · aged 68

Jean du Bellay was a French diplomat and cardinal, a younger brother of Guillaume du Bellay, and cousin and patron of the poet Joachim du Bellay. He was bishop of Bayonne by 1526, a member of the Conseil privé of King Francis I from 1530, and bishop of Paris from 1532.

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He became Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1555.

Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1492 to 1560 · aged 68