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Ausiàs Despuig

Ausiàs Despuig

Catholic cardinal

Ausias Despuig (born in Xàtiva in Spain, died 3 September 1483 in Rome) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church.[1]

Cardenal Ausias Despuig Portrait

Biography

He was made cardinal on the 7 May 1473 by Pope Sixtus IV. He was then archbishop of Monreale in Sicily.

He became archbishop of Zaragoza in Spain in 1475,[2][3] but was stripped of the post in 1478 because of his disagreements with King John II of Aragon. He was also bishop of Capaccio, a suffragan of the archbishop of Salerno, from 1476 to 1483.

References

  1. [1]
    Miranda, Salvador. "DESPUIG, Ausias (1423-1483)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. [2]
    Bishops of Zaragoza.Hierarchia Catholica.
  3. [3]
    Archdiocese of Zaragoza.
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