Renaud de Forez (died in Lyon October 22, 1226) was a

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churchman who was

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as Renaud II (1193–1226). A son of Count

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, Renaud acted as regent of the county of Forez for his nephew, Guigues IV, between 1203 and 1218.Renaud de Forez, Chapitre VIII bis d'Histoire des ducs de Bourbon et des comtes de Forez, Tome I. sur Google Livres, Jean Marie de La Mure, 1809, pages 174-179. He joined the Lyon chapter during the episcopate of

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. He became

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in 1182.

Biography

Born into a vassal feudal family of the

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, with close military and financial support for the crown. During his

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, tensions with the citizens of Lyon were increasing, particularly over

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, and these tensions erupt into armed conflict in 1208 and was resolved through the mediation of

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, which negotiated to restore the rights of the archbishop. Scalded Renaud moved into Castlerock Scize and as Acting feudal lord, he began to build Lyon fortifications. Furthermore, in connection with a dispute between dynasty of (Forez) Drill and Beaujeu, he took possession of fiefs that they had in the Lyon. In 1215, he established an annual celebration at Montbrison for the anniversary of the death of his brother

Guigues III of Forez Guigues III (died 1203), also numbered Guigues IV,His name is also rendered Guy, Guigo or Wigo, as in ("Guigo IV"). nicknamed ''Branda'', was the count of Forez from 1199 until his death while on the Fourth Crusade. Guigues succeeded his father, ...

His religious work

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, Renaud II continued the reconstruction of the

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in the

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, at great expense. In 1218, it hosts the Dominicans in

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, and in 1220, the

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s. Not neglecting his

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, he established the first known

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es, and seems to be the origin of the first

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statutes. After writing his will October 16, 1226, he died in Lyon and is buried at St. Irenaeus Church in the burial chamber of the

Counts of Forez Forez is a former province of France, corresponding approximately to the central part of the modern Loire ''département'' and a part of the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme ''départements''. The final "z" in Forez () is not pronounced in the Loire ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Forez, Renaud de Archbishops of Lyon 13th-century French Roman Catholic bishops Year of birth unknown 1226 deaths

Biography

His religious work

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