Lewis of Luxembourg

Louis of Luxembourg (franz: Louis de Luxembourg, * 1391, † September 18, 1443 in Hatfield ) was a bishop of Therouanne and Ely, Archbishop of Rouen and Chancellor of France. He was a younger son of John of Luxembourg ( † 1397 ), Lord of Beaurevoir, and Marguerite d' engien, Countess of Brienne. His brothers were the Count Peter I of Saint-Pol († 1433 ) and John II of Ligny († 1441 ).

Like all his brothers Louis was a faithful follower of the Duke of Burgundy in the late phase of the Hundred Years War. In 1415 he was elected Bishop of Therouanne, but only in 1418 recognized by the pope in this office. On July 22, 1418, he was appointed the first president of the Court ( Chambre des Comptes ) and on February 7, 1425, he was elected by the Parliament of Paris to the Chancellor of France. He was one of the main pillars of the English rule in France, represented by the regent John of Bedford. In September 1429, Ludwig was able to fend off an attack of Joan of Arc in Paris, but in April 1436 he had to move into the city the troops of King Charles VII. Ludwig fled to the still held by England Normandy, where he was appointed immediately to the Archbishop of Rouen. 1437 was followed by the establishment of the English diocese of Ely in 1439 and elevation to cardinal. The further penetration of the French king to Normandy in 1443 forced him to leave for England, where he died shortly afterwards.