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Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord^[1] (1301-1364) was a French Cardinal^[2], from an aristocratic family in Périgord, south-west France. He was born at Périgueux, son of Elias VII, Count of Périgord.^[3]

He was Bishop of Limoges (1324), then Bishop of Auxerre (1329), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1331), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1348) and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1361).^[4] He was a major figure in the Avignon papacy, and also a diplomat engaged in the negotiations of the Hundred Years War.

He was also a literary patron, promoting the writing of the 1336 travels of William of Bodensele^[5], and corresponding with Petrarch.

ReferencesEdit

• Norman P. Zacour, Petrarch and Talleyrand, Speculum, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct., 1956), pp. 683-703
• Norman P. Zacour (1960) Talleyrand: The Cardinal of Perigord (1301-1364)

NotesEdit

1. ↑ Elias Talleyrand de Périgord.
2. ↑ 1331.[1]
3. ↑ perigord4
4. ↑ [2] [3]
5. ↑ The Travels of Marco Polo, Volume 2 by Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa - Full Text Free Book (Part 16/23)

External linksEdit

• (French) [4]no:Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord