Louis de Villars (1268 – 12 or 13 July 1308) was a French

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of the early 14th century. He was

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and

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and was the son of Humbert IV, sire of Thoire and Villars, and an unknown mother, possibly Beatrice of Burgundy. He succeeded his great-uncle Henry I of Villars as Archbishop of Lyon in 1301, and was himself succeeded by his nephew Henri II de Villars.

Early bishopric

In 1303 he established the

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in Lyon and in 1304 he authorized the founding of the Abbaye de la Déserte. He erected the church of Saint-Nizier in Lyon and obtained confirmation from Philip the Fair of the countship of Lyon to the archbishops and the

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. He was the subject of the papal bull ''Ausculta Fili'' by

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( an ally), addressed to Philip the Fair.

Later bishopric

The church of Lyon had the right to recognize a vassal of the

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for the countship of Lyon.

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intervened to bring the

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and the

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to a treaty, in 1307. Philip the Fair issued two edicts known as the Philippines, the second of which left a grievance between the cathedral chapter and the archbishop. This hostility lasted until the time of Peter of Savoy.Peter De Savoy

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Archbishops of Lyon 1268 births 1308 deaths {{France-RC-bishop-stub