Ausiàs Despuig
Catholic cardinal
Ausias Despuig (born in Xàtiva in Spain, died 3 September 1483 in Rome) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church.[1]
Biography
He was made cardinal on the 7 May 1473 by Pope Sixtus IV. He was then archbishop of Monreale in Sicily.
He became archbishop of Zaragoza in Spain in 1475,[2][3] but was stripped of the post in 1478 because of his disagreements with King John II of Aragon. He was also bishop of Capaccio, a suffragan of the archbishop of Salerno, from 1476 to 1483.
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Preceded by Joannes Soler | Archbishop of Monreale 1458–1483 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Peter von Schaumberg | Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale 1473–1477 | Succeeded by Cristoforo della Rovere |
Preceded by Juan de Aragón | Administrator of Zaragoza 1475–1478 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Louis de Fenollet | Bishop of Capaccio 1479–1483 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina 1477–1483 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals 1482 | Succeeded by |
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