Jean Rolin (cardinal)

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Nativity by Jean Hey with donor portrait of Cardinal Rolin and his dog.
Nativity by Jean Hey with donor portrait of Cardinal Rolin and his dog.

Jean (Jehan) Rolin (1408-1483) was a Burgundian bishop and Cardinal.

His father, Nicolas Rolin, was ducal Chancellor of Burgundy, and lord of Authumes. Jean became a Cardinal in 1448, created by Pope Nicholas V, as part of diplomatic engagement between the Duchy of Burgundy and the Papacy, tending against France[1].

He was bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône in 1431, and bishop of Autun in 1436. He was a patron of the arts, supporting the work of an anonymous illustrator known as the Master of Jean Rolin[2].

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  1. ^ Richard Vaughan, Philip the Good (2002 edition), p. 215.
  2. ^ [1], [2]

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