Jean du Bellay

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Jean du Bellay was a 16th-century French cardinal, diplomat, and patron of the arts who played a key role in the politics of the French Renaissance.

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Jean du Bellay canonical 1
du Bellay 1

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instanceOf French noble
cardinal
diplomat
human
patron of the arts
appointedCardinalBy Pope Paul III
associatedWith French Renaissance
House of Valois
burialPlace Rome
cardinalateStart 21 May 1535
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfBirth c. 1492
dateOfDeath 16 February 1560
era 16th century
familyName du Bellay
linked to: Jean du Bellay
givenName Jean
influenced French Renaissance culture
languageSpoken French
Latin
nobleFamily House of Du Bellay
notableFor diplomatic missions to England
patronage of Renaissance literature
role in French Renaissance politics
support of humanist scholars
occupation ambassador
bishop
cardinal
diplomat
patron of the arts
patronOf French humanists
Joachim du Bellay
placeOfBirth Kingdom of France
Maine
Souday
placeOfDeath Papal States
Rome
politicalAlignment supporter of royal authority in France
positionHeld Bishop of Bayonne
Bishop of Paris
linked to: Archbishop of Paris

Cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri
Cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
French ambassador to England
French ambassador to the Holy See
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
servedUnderMonarch Francis I of France
Henry II of France
sibling Joachim du Bellay

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Joachim du Bellay relative Jean du Bellay
Jean du Bellay familyName du Bellay
linked to: Jean du Bellay