Guillaume-Hugues d'Estaing

Guillaume-Hugues d'Estaing (died 1455) (called the Cardinal of Metz) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop.

Biography

Guillaume-Hugues d'Estaing was born in Étain, the son of Hugues d'Estaing.^[1]

After becoming a doctor of both laws, he entered the Order of Saint Benedict.^[1] He was ordained as a priest and then became archdeacon of Verdun.^[1] He later became archdeacon of Metz.^[1]

He was in attendance at the Council of Basle (1431–43).^[1] In 1437, he was a member of the conciliar commission that reported on the poor governance of the church by Pope Eugene IV.^[1] In the papal conclave of November 5, 1439, he was one of the supporters of Antipope Felix V.^[1]

Antipope Felix V made him a pseudocardinal on April 6, 1444 in Geneva, offering him the titular church of San Marcello al Corso.^[1] Estaing refused Felix V's offer to make him a cardinal, instead choosing to side with Pope Nicholas V, who absolved him for his earlier support of Felix.^[1] In the consistory of December 19, 1449, Nicholas V made Estaing a cardinal priest, awarding him the titular church of Santa Sabina on January 12, 1450.^[1] Estaing entered Rome on November 30, 1450 and received the red hat the next day.^[1]

On March 1, 1451, he was elected Bishop of Sion, though a dispute with the cathedral chapter ultimately led to his resignation as bishop on September 11, 1454.^[1] He was present at the secret consistory of October 27, 1451.^[1] He served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals from November 1452 to November 5, 1453.^[1] On June 27, 1453, he was elected Bishop of Fréjus, holding this position until his death.^[1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1455 that elected Pope Callixtus III.^[1]

He died in Rome on October 28, 1455.^[1] He is buried in Santa Sabina.^[1]

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Biography from The Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church