Guillaume Fillastre

Guillaume Fillastre (* 1348 in La Suze- sur -Sarthe, France, † November 6, 1428 in Rome) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

After graduation, a doctorate in law, he taught first jurisprudence in Reims. There he was appointed in 1392 as dean of the cathedral chapter. During the Western Schism he tried reconciling the various factions at the Council of Pisa in 1409. John XXIII. gave him on July 6, 1411, cardinal; because this Pope is regarded as anti-pope, a cardinal appointed by him is referred to as pseudo- cardinal. In 1413 he became Archbishop of Archdiocese of Aix.

At the Council of Constance, he played an important role. In 1415 he tried to abdicate the different princes of the Church. The following legal Pope Martin V appointed him in 1418 to the papal legate to France, where he campaigned for the very unity of the Church. In 1421 he renounced his episcopate in Aix and 1422 was Bishop of Saint -Pons -de- Thomières. He died in his 80th year with the dignity of a cardinal priest of San Marco in Rome.

Fillastre made ​​during the Council of Constance records provide valuable clues to the events during these years of fighting church. An important mitverfasstes of him document is entitled Haec sancta. In addition, he provided valuable services to the history of geography and cartography. His editorship of cards plants in Europe making it in this area to an important personality.