Henri Dauphin (or Henri de la Tour du Pin) (1296–1349) was a
bishop of Metz,
France
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from 1319 to 1325.
Biography
Henri was the son of
Humbert I and
Anne of Burgundy. In 1318 he succeeded as regent to the
Dauphiné of Viennois, on behalf of his nephew
Guigues VIII, and held that role until 1323.
Whilst
bishop of Passau and despite never being ordained priest, he was named as the 68th
bishop of Metz by
pope John XXII
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on 4 May 1319 after the bishopric had been vacant for 3 years after the death of
Reginald of Bar. He held this bishopric simultaneously with
canon posts at
Rouen
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,
Vienne,
Clermont, Romans,
Saint Juste de Lyon and
Cambrai and the post of
archdeacon of Worcester.
In 1323 he engaged the
château de Condé to
Edward I,
comte de Bar in the form of a
vouerie, in lieu of the 6000 livres which he owed him. This debt had been contracted by Edouard's predecessor as comte de Bar, Renaud de Bar. In 1324 he had to return the
château de Chatillon to
Henry I, lord of Blamont, which Henry I had entrusted to his predecessor. As he was continually extracting money from the Metz diocese, it began to protest and Henri resigned the bishopric on August 25, 1325, took up his former seat, and withdrew to the Dauphiné.
Louis of Poitiers succeeded him as bishop.
See also
References
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1296 births
1349 deaths
Bishops of Metz
Place of birth missing