Jean d'Orléans-Longueville
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Jean d'Orléans-Longueville (Château de Parthenay
1484 — Tarascon
24 September 1533), Cardinal de Longueville was the third son of François d'Orleans, duc de Longueville and comte de Dunois, and Agnes of Savoy; thus he was kin to Louis XI
and Louis XII of France
. He was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
for six months in 1533. He was abbot in commendam
of Bec, and concurrently archbishop of Toulouse (1503) and bishop of Orléans (1521).
Parthenay
Parthenay is an ancient fortified town and commune in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France, sited on a rocky spur that is surrounded on two sides by the River Thouet...
1484 — Tarascon
Tarascon
Tarascon , sometimes referred to as Tarascon-sur-Rhône, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.-Geography:...
24 September 1533), Cardinal de Longueville was the third son of François d'Orleans, duc de Longueville and comte de Dunois, and Agnes of Savoy; thus he was kin to Louis XI
Louis XI of France
Louis XI , called the Prudent , was the King of France from 1461 to 1483. He was the son of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou, a member of the House of Valois....
and Louis XII of France
Louis XII of France
Louis proved to be a popular king. At the end of his reign the crown deficit was no greater than it had been when he succeeded Charles VIII in 1498, despite several expensive military campaigns in Italy. His fiscal reforms of 1504 and 1508 tightened and improved procedures for the collection of taxes...
. He was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
for six months in 1533. He was abbot in commendam
In Commendam
In canon law, commendam was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice in trust to the custody of a patron...
of Bec, and concurrently archbishop of Toulouse (1503) and bishop of Orléans (1521).