RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jean du Bellay

1492 - 1560

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Jean du Bellay (1492 – 16 February 1560) was a French diplomat and cardinal, a younger brother of Guillaume du Bellay, and cousin and patron of the poet Joachim du Bellay. He was bishop of Bayonne by 1526, a member of the Conseil privé (privy council) of King Francis I from 1530, and bishop of Paris from 1532. He became Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1555. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean du Bellay is the 1,928th most popular religious figure (down from 1,904th in 2019), the 2,930th most popular biography from France (up from 3,146th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jean du Bellay ranks 1,928 out of 3,187. Before him are Sergio Sebastiani, Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, Brynjólfur Sveinsson, Kimpa Vita, Neferkasokar, and Fernando Sebastián Aguilar. After him are Irenaios, Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, Constantine, Laurean Rugambwa, James Michael Harvey, and Franjo Kuharić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1492, Jean du Bellay ranks 10. Before him are Juan Luis Vives, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Elizabeth Tudor, Andrea Alciato, John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, and Sabina of Bavaria. After him are Martín de Azpilcueta, Adam Ries, and Saadet I Giray. Among people deceased in 1560, Jean du Bellay ranks 13. Before him are Anastasia Romanovna, Joachim du Bellay, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Stańczyk, Domingo de Soto, and Melchor Cano. After him are Jan Mandijn, Philip I, Duke of Pomerania, Jan Łaski, Nicolas Gombert, Amy Robsart, and Wacław of Szamotuły.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean du Bellay ranks 2,930 out of 6,770. Before him are Vernon Dobtcheff (1934), Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac (1778), Pierre Grimal (1912), Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1845), Jean Vincent (1930), and Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine (890). After him are Zino Francescatti (1902), Jean du Vergier de Hauranne (1581), Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud (1798), Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1846), Fulk II, Count of Anjou (920), and Ismaël Bullialdus (1605).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Jean du Bellay ranks 153. Before him are Louis Antoine de Noailles (1651), John Francis Regis (1597), Albinus of Angers (470), Bernard de Montfaucon (1655), Richard Simon (1638), and Saint Faith (290). After him are Jean du Vergier de Hauranne (1581), Érard de la Marck (1472), Peter Julian Eymard (1811), Sulpitius the Pious (576), Emmeram of Regensburg (600), and François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis (1715).

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