Guillaume d'Estouteville

Guillaume VII d' Estouteville OSB (* around 1403 in Normandy, France, † 1483 in Rome) was a French cardinal.

Life

Guillaume d' Estouteville came from the family Estouteville, a family of the French nobility, and joined the Congregation of Benedictines in St- Martin-des -Champs. He has his Doctor of Canon Law.

He became in 1439 Bishop of Angers, the office but did not appear to. A short time later, he was Bishop of Digne. From 1444 to 1483 he was abbot of Mont -Saint -Michel monastery on the island off the coast of Normandy, 1453-1482 Archbishop of Rouen. Furthermore, he was administrator of many different dioceses.

On December 18, 1439, he was appointed Cardinal during a consistory of Pope Eugene IV. 1454 he was appointed to the rank of Cardinal Bishop of the Diocese of Porto Santa Rufina -. 1461 he was appointed cardinal bishop of Ostia; In November 1472 he was appointed cardinal dean. He was Camerlengo of 1477 until his death.

Guillaume d' Estouteville was head of the Conclave of the papal elections of Nicholas V. ( 1447 ), Paul II ( 1464 ) and Sixtus IV ( 1471 ). At the conclave in 1458, he was a favorite, but had to Pius II to defer ..