Gaillard de la Mothe
Cardinal Gaillard de La Mothe | |
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| Cardinal-Deacon | |
| Church | Santa Lucia in Silice (1316-1356) |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 18 December 1316 by Pope John XXII |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 20 December 1356 Avignon, FR |
| Buried | Bazas, Church of S. Jean |
| Nationality | Gascon |
| Parents | Amanieu de La Motte Elips (Alix) de Got |
| Occupation | cleric |
| Coat of arms | |
Gaillard de La Mothe (also spelled de La Motte, de LaMotte, della Motta) was a fourteenth-century prelate and Cardinal, of Gascon extraction. Gaillard was born towards the end of the 13th century, either in Toulouse or Bordeaux, and died in Avignon on 20 December 1356. He was the son of Amanieu Levieux de La Motte, seigneur of Roquetaillade. His mother was Elips (Alix) de Got, daughter of Arnaud-Garsale de Got, brother of Bertrand de Got. He was therefore a nephew of Pope Clement V (Bertrand de Got). Gaillard had a brother, Bertrand. Another uncle, his father's brother, Guillaume de la Mothe, was Bishop of Bazas from 1303-1313, when he was transferred to Saintes, and again from 1318 to 1319.