Ausias Despuig
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, died 3 September 1483 in Rome
Rome
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) was a cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
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of the Catholic Church.
He was made cardinal on the 7 May 1473 by Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Sixtus IV
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. He was then archbishop of Monreale in Sicily
Sicily
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.
He became archbishop of Zaragoza in Spain
Spain
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in 1475, but was stripped of the post in 1478 because of his disagreements with John II
John II
-People:* John of Cappadocia , Patriarch of Constantinople* Pope John II, Pope from 533 until his death in 535* John II Platinus , Exarch of Ravenna* John II of Naples * John II of Gaeta * John II of Salerno -People:* John of Cappadocia (died 520), Patriarch of Constantinople* Pope John II, Pope...
. He was also bishop of Capaccio in Salerno
Salerno
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1476-1483.