Géraud du Puy, also known as Géraud du Puy de Miremont (? – September 4, 1420) was a French, Roman-Catholic

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

Montauban Montauban (, ; oc, Montalban ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, region of Occitania, Southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, ...

Saint-Flour Saint-Flour (; Auvergnat: ''Sant Flor'') is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France, around 100 km south of Clermont-Ferrand. Its inhabitants are called ''Sanflorains''. Geography The upper cit ...

, Mende and

Carcassonne Carcassonne (, also , , ; ; la, Carcaso) is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the region of Occitanie. It is the prefecture of the department. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Carcassonne is located in the plain of the Au ...

. He also had a substantial political career. He was perhaps born in

Auvergne Auvergne (; ; oc, label= Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Au ...

, although this is uncertain. On 13 November 1403, he was elected bishop of Montauban. One year later, on 17 December 1404, he also became bishop of Saint-Flour, although he didn't take office until 25 May 1410. On January 4, 1413 the bishopric of Mende was added, which '' ex officio'' made him also the count of

Gévaudan Gévaudan (; oc, Gavaudan, Gevaudan) is a historical area of France in Lozère ''département''. It took its name from the Gabali, a Gallic tribe subordinate to the Arverni. History After the conquest of Gaul, the Romans preserved the c ...

, because of an arrangement in 1307 with the French crown. In May of the same year, his fourth and final title was added, the bishop of Carcassonne. Next to his ecclesiastical career, du Puy had an extensive politic and diplomatic career. In 1415, he attended the Council of Constance and was sent on a mission to Paris to negotiate the resignation of pope Benedict XIII.Mortimer, Ian. '1415 Henry's Year of Glory'. Vintage, 2010, p. 225. He died on September 4, 1420 in Carcassonne and is buried there in the

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du Puy, Geraud 15th-century French Roman Catholic bishops Bishops of Montauban Bishops of Carcassonne Bishops of Saint-Flour Bishops of Mende 14th-century births {{France-RC-bishop-stub