Jean d'Espinay (died 1503) was a Breton cleric and bishop.

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Born in

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

, he was the son of Richard, lord of Espinay and la Rivière, chamberlain to

Francis II of Brittany Francis II (Breton: ''Frañsez II'', French: ''François II'') (23 June 1433 – 9 September 1488) was Duke of Brittany from 1458 to his death. He was the grandson of John IV, Duke of Brittany. A recurring theme in Francis' life would be hi ...

, and his wife Béatrix of Montauban. He had two sisters and seven brothers, three of whom were also bishops -

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, Jean le jeune and Guillaume, bishops of Nantes, Mirepoix (and later Nantes) and Léon respectively. Another brother,

André André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation o ...

, was a cardinal, whilst their sister François d'Espinay became abbess of Saint-Georges de Rennes in 1485. His uncle Robert d'Espinay resigned as treasurer of

Rennes Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...

on 26 March 1482 and died on 17 April that year. After the resignation Jean took on the role, exchanging the parish of Saint-Grégoire for that of Domagne. On 9 July 1477 he won a five-year prorogation of his dispensation from being ordained a priest. He was made

bishop of Mirepoix The former Catholic diocese of Mirepoix, in south-west France, was created in 1317 by Pope John XXII from the diocese of Pamiers. It existed until the French Revolution, and was suffragan of the Archbishop of Toulouse. Its see was Mirepoix, Ariè ...

pope Innocent VIII Pope Innocent VIII ( la, Innocentius VIII; it, Innocenzo VIII; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1484 to his death in July 1492. Son of th ...

in 1495 and was translated to the

diocese of Nantes The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nantes ( la, Dioecesis Nannetensis; french: Diocèse de Nantes; br, Eskopti Naoned) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Nantes, France. The diocese consists of the department of Loire-Atl ...

in 1493,http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdespnyj.html succeeding his brother Robert.

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People from Ille-et-Vilaine 1503 deaths Bishops of Nantes Bishops of Mirepoix 15th-century French Roman Catholic bishops 15th-century Breton people {{france-RC-bishop-stub

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