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Philibert Babou de la Bourdaisière (; 1513 – 25 January 1570) was a
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Biography

Philibert Babou de la Bourdaisière was born in
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in 1513, the son of Philibert Babou and Marie Gaudin. He was from a
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family. His mother was the
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of
Francis I of France Francis I (; ; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis&nbs ...
. His brother, Jacques Babou de la Bourdaisière, was
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. He studied
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and
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, obtaining a degree from the
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. Following his brother's death, he was elected Bishop of Angoulême on 13 January 1533; he served as administrator until reaching the canonical age to be
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. He was counselor and master of memorials at the
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of
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. He became
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of the
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. In February 1556, Henry II of France sent him to
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as his
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; he remained the French ambassador under
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and
Charles IX of France Charles IX (Charles Maximilien; 27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574) was List of French monarchs, King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574. He ascended the French throne upon the death of his brother Francis II of France, Francis II in 1560, an ...
.
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made him a
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in the
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of 26 February 1561. He received the
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and the
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of
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on 10 March 1561. On 16 December 1562 he was named administrator of the Diocese of Auxerre. He was a participant in the
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in 1562 and 1563. He opted for the titular church of
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on 17 November 1564. He did not participate in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected
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. He resigned the government of the diocese of Angoulême before 4 June 1567. On 14 May 1568 he opted for the titular church of
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. He was
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from 11 January 1570 until his death, two weeks later. He died in the palace of Sant'Apollinare in Rome on 25 January 1570. He was buried in
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.


See also

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Catholic Church in France The Catholic Church in France, Gallican Church, or French Catholic Church, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. Established in the 2nd century in unbroken communion with the bishop of Rome, it was sometim ...


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