François Guillaume de Castelnau-Clermont-Ludève
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Cardinal François Guillaume de Castelnau-Clermont-Lodève |
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Sant'Adriano al Foro San Stefano al Monte Celio |
| See | Palestrina |
| Other posts | Apostolic Legate in Avignon |
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| Created Cardinal | 29 November 1503 by Pope Julius II |
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| Born | 1480 |
| Died | 13 March 1541 Avignon, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Parents | Pierre (Tristan), Seigneur de Clermont Catherine d'Amboise |
François Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-Lodève (1480-1541) was a French diplomat and Cardinal. He was the son of Pierre-Tristan, Seigneur de Clermont et de Clermont-Lodève and Vicomte de Nébouzan, and Catherine d'Amboise. His father was a member of the Order of Saint Michael. François' grandmother had been heiress of Dieudonné Guillaume de Clermont. He had an elder brother, Pierre de Castelnau, who was heir to the family estates. François was also the nephew of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise (1498-1510), who was largely responsible for François' swift rise to prominence in the Church. Cardinal d'Amboise had been Archbishop of Narbonne from 1491 to 1494.
Francois de Castelnau was appointed Major Archdeacon of the Church of Narbonne, before 1501, when he was appointed to the diocese of Saint-Pons. He already was Bachelor in Theology. He was appointed Administrator of the diocese of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières on 17 November 1501, for which he required a papal dispensation since he was only twenty-one years old (1502, 1511–14 and 1534–39).
He was elected Archbishop of Narbonne by the Cathedral Chapter on 4 June 1502, an act which was approved by Pope Alexander VI on 22 June 1502. The Pope dispensed François from the age defect, and allowed him to retain the benefices which he had already accumulated. He was already a Canon and Prebend in the Church of Albi, Provost of Belle-monte, and he held two other priories. On 6 December 1502 he was also granted the Priory of Nôtre-Dame de Parco.
On 23 November 1503 he made his first formal entry into the City of Rome, just in time for the Coronation of the new pope. He was created Cardinal by Pope Julius II on 29 November 1503, three days after his Coronation. On 6 December he was appointed Cardinal Deacon of S. Adriano.
He held the diocese of Narbonne until he was appointed Archbishop of Auch on 4 July 1507.
He was named Bishop of Senez in 1508, upon the resignation of Cardinal Nicholas Fieschi, who held the bishopric as Administrator. Cardinal de Castelnau resigned the See in 1509. His successor, Bishop Jean Baptiste de Laigne d'Oraison was confirmed on 19 September 1509.
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