Jean de Vienne (archbishop, died 1351)
Jean de Vienne (died 14 June 1351) was a French prelate and diplomat. He served as the
Early life
Jean was the eldest of several brothers born into an old noble family of
For a time Jean served the House of Évreux, which became the ruling family of Navarre in 1328.[3]
Bishop of Avranches
Jean was elected bishop of Avranches on 20 September 1327 and made his profession to the Holy See on 17 May 1328. Following the French victory at the
Something of Jean's interests can be gleaned from the agreement he made with Jean de la Porte,
In 1330, Philip VI made him Master of Requests. He was never consecrated as bishop of Avranches.[1]
Bishop of Thérouanne
Jean was transferred to the diocese of Thérouanne in 1331, making a profession of obedience to the Holy See on 4 February. Fifteen days later (19 February), he was granted control of the temporalities of his new see.[1]
On 20 March 1332, Philip VI sent him as ambassador to the
Archbishop of Reims
Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
Impressed by Jean's intelligence and abilities, Pope John XXII appointed him to the metropolitan see of Reims in October 1334. It was the first time the reservatio papalis (papal reservation) had been used in the case of Reims. Jean made his profession for Reims on 4 November 1334.[1]
Jean did not initially visit his new diocese. Instead, he set off on the
During his long absence, the
War with England
Jean finally returned to his diocese late in 1337. He ordered all the vassals of the diocese to assemble in arms at the
Owing to the ongoing
Between 23 and 26 July 1344, Jean held a provincial synod in Noyon. Attended by six bishops, it published seventeen canons aimed at protecting the privileges and liberties of the church from the effects of war.[1]
On 22 September 1342, Pope
According to the contemporary chronicler Giovanni Villani, Jean was present at the battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346. Following the French defeat, Philip VI confided the captaincy of Reims in Gaucher de Lor, lord of Ressons, but Jean protested and by 29 July 1347 the defence of Reims had been restored to him.[1]
Final years
In 1347, Jean intervened with the pope on behalf of his nephews Guillaume and Jean Le Masuier, prebendaries of Bayeux and partisans of Charles II of Navarre, a rival of the Philip VI.[2]
In 1350, Jean granted permission to
Jean officiated the funeral of Philip VI on 28 August 1350. On 24 September at Reims, he consecrated the Philip's son John as king and his wife, Joan, as queen.[1]
He died the following year and was buried in the sanctuary of Reims.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Fisquet (1864), pp. 120–22.
- ^ a b Cazelles (1982), p. 98.
- ^ Earp (2012), p. 35.
- ^ Azcárate Aguilar-Amat (1989), pp. 805–07, 815, 830.
- ^ Earp (2012), p. 20.
- ^ Earp (2012), p. 49.
Sources
- Azcárate Aguilar-Amat, Pilar (1989). "La guerra de 1335 entre Castilla y Navarra". Hispania. 49 (173): 805–40.
- Bled, Oscar (1904). Regestes des évêques de Thérouanne, 500–1553. Vol. 1: 500–1414. Saint-Omer: H. D'Homont.
- Cazelles, Raymond (1982). Société politique, noblesse et couronne sous Jean le Bon et Charles V. Geneva: Librairie Droz.
- Earp, Lawrence (2012) [1995]. Guillaume de Machaut: A Guide to Research. Oxford: Routledge.
- Fisquet, Honoré (1864). La France pontificale: Métropole de Reims — Reims. Paris: Étienne Repos.