Gilles Aycelin de Montaigu

Not to be confused with Gilles I Aycelin de Montaigu, died 1318.
Gilles II Aycelin de Montaigu

Gilles II Aycelin de Montaigu or Montaigut, Montagu, was a French religious and diplomat who became Lord Chancellor of France, Cardinal from 1361 and bishop of Frascati from 1368.[1] He was the chief negotiator for Jean II of France with the English, in the aftermath of the battle of Poitiers.[2] Towards the end of his life he lived in Avignon on a livery from Cambrai. He died in there on 5 December 1378.

  1. ^ Miranda, Salvador. "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church". Florida International Uviversity. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. ^ Jonathan Sumption, The Hundred Years War II (1999), p. 308.