François of Busleyden (; ) or Frans (died 23 August 1502) was a Roman Catholic

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, and a politician.

Biography

François de Busleyden was born around 1455 in

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to an old

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family from Bauschleyden. His parents were Gilles I and Jeanne Elisabeth de Mussey of

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.Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation. (2003). Germany: University of Toronto Press. His brothers were Gilles II, Valérien, and Jérôme de Busleyden. François de Busleyden was named canon of

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before 1485 by the

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, replacing J de Herbeys, and on 22 August 1485, he was elected

of the Liége chapter, succeeding Jean de Lalaing. Maximilian I employed François de Busleyden, known for his education, in times of need. François de Busleyden was then appointed as the tutor of

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, father of

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. In reward for his services, he was granted the bishopric of Besançon.Bulletin de la Société Scientifique et Littéraire du Limbourg. (1861). (n.p.): Collée. François de Busleyden acquired the land for the Hof van Busleyden in

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in 1494.Messager des sciences historiques, ou archives des arts et de la bibliographie de Belgique: 1876. (1876). (n.p.): Vanderhaeghen. In 1496, the city, wishing to recognize his services, granted him land adjoining his residence.Bulletin des Commissions Royales d'Art et d'Archéologie. (1875). Belgium: (n.p.). Construction began in 1503 and finished in 1507. On 12 October 1498, he became

. Succeeding Charles de Neufchâtel, he held the position until his death. He became a

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. Under his

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, two acts from 1499 and 1501 regulated the curial rights of the church of

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, agreed upon by Archbishop François de Busleyden and Richard Tissot.Bouchey, E. (1862). Recherches historiques sur la ville, la principauté et la république de Mandeure : Epomanduodurum: origines et histoire abrégée de l'ancien comté de Montbéliard. France: J. Jacquin. In

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in 1501, he was among the signors of

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's third matrimonial contract. He also acted as a signor of the marriage contract between

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and

on 10 August 1501 in

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. On 3 November 1501, Archbishop François left Brussels for Spain with Philip the Handsome, King of Castille.

Death

François de Busleyden died on 23 August 1502 in

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. He passed away at the

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of St. Bernard lez Thoulette.Compte rendu des séances, ou Recueil de ses bulletins. (1882). Belgium: Librairie Kiessling. Among his estate, inherited by his three brothers, was a large house with outbuildings and gardens on rue des Vaches in

References

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