Jean du Plessis-Pasté, a

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prelate of the 14th century, Bishop of Arras and

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. A native of the île-de-France, Jean du Plessis-Pasté was son of Thomas Pasté and Gilles. He became Canon at Laon, then Paris,

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, and

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, Dean of the

and an Advisor to the King. He was elected Bishop of Arras in 1326 and in 1328 was transferred to the Diocese of Chartres where in 1329 he performed the marriage of Jean, Duke of Brittany, with

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in the

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. He died in March 1332.

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Bishops of Arras Bishops of Chartres Roman Catholic monks Year of birth unknown 1332 deaths {{france-RC-bishop-stub