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Guillaume-Hugues d'Estaing

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Guillaume-Hugues d'Estaing (d. 1455) (called the Cardinal of Metz) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop.

Biography

Guillaume-Hugues d'Estaing was born in Étain, the son of Hugues d'Estaing.[1]

After becoming a doctor of both laws, he entered the Order of St. Benedict.[2] He was ordained as a priest and then became archdeacon of Verdun.[3] He later became archdeacon of Metz.[4]

He was in attendance at the Council of Florence (1431-45).[5] In 1437, he was a member of the conciliar commission that reported on the poor governance of the church by Pope Eugene IV.[6] In the papal conclave of November 5, 1439, he was one of the supporters of Antipope Felix V.[7]

Antipope Felix V made him a pseudocardinal on April 6, 1444 in Geneva, offering him the titular church of San Marcello al Corso.[8] Estaing refused Felix V's offer to make him a cardinal, instead choosing to side with Pope Nicholas V, who absolved him for his earlier support of Felix.[9] In the consistory of December 19, 1449, Nicholas V made Estaing a cardinal priest, awarding him the titular church of Santa Sabina on January 12, 1450.[10] Estaing entered Rome on November 30, 1450 and received the red hat the next day.[11]

On March 1, 1451, he was elected Bishop of Sion, though a dispute with the cathedral chapter ultimately led to his resignation as bishop on September 11, 1454.[12] He was present at the secret consistory of October 27, 1451.[13] He served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals from November 1452 to November 5, 1453.[14] On June 27, 1453, he was elected Bishop of Fréjus, holding this position until his death.[15] He participated in the papal conclave of 1455 that elected Pope Callixtus III.[16]

He died in Rome on October 28, 1455.[17] He is buried in Santa Sabina.[18]

References

  1. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  2. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  3. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  4. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  5. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  6. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  7. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  8. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  9. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  10. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  11. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  12. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  13. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  14. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  15. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  16. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  17. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
  18. ^ Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
1452–1453 		Succeeded by
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