Jean du Bellay
Jean du Bellay | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Bishop | |
| Church | Santa Cecilia in Trastevere San Pietro in Vincoli San Crisogono |
| Diocese | Paris (1532–1560) |
| See | Albano (1550–1553) Tusculum (1553) Porto (1553–1555) Ostia (1555–1560) |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 21 May 1535 by Pope Paul III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1492 |
| Died | 16 February 1560 (aged 67–68) Rome, Papal States |
| Buried | Sma. Trinità dei Monti |
| Nationality | French |
| Residence | Paris |
| Parents | Louis du Bellay Marguerite de la Tour-Landry |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Education | Licenciate in Canon and Civil Law |
| Alma mater | Sorbonne (?) |
Jean du Bellay (1492 – 16 February 1560) was a French diplomat and cardinal, a younger brother of Guillaume du Bellay, and cousin and patron of the poet Joachim du Bellay. He was bishop of Bayonne by 1526, a member of the Conseil privé (privy council) of King Francis I from 1530, and bishop of Paris from 1532. He became Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1555.