Jean (II) was a French prelate appointed

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in 1096, succeeding Bishop Jean (I) in the office, and consecrated in on 1 March 1098. Jean had previously been archdeacon at

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. He was a nephew of

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. In 1100, Ivo, Bishop of Chartres complained bitterly in a letter to

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that Jean had been made the Bishop of Orleans despite a reputation for sexual looseness, as well as being underage.Rolker, Christof. ''Canon Law and the Letters of Ivo of Chartres'', Cambridge University Press, 2010
Ivo reported that Jean had been given the nickname of "Flora", after a well-known local

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, and had become the subject of a number of lewd street songs. In an attempt to head off Jean's elevation to the bishopric, Ivo had previously sent examples of the lurid lyrics to the Archbishop of Lyons but to no avail.

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