Guillaume d'Estouteville


Guillaume d'Estouteville
Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseRouen
In office1453–1483
Other post(s)Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri (1461–83)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1459–83)
Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (1453–83)
Orders
Consecration10 January 1440
Created cardinal18 December 1439
by Pope Eugene IV
RankCardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born1412
Died22 January 1483
Rome, Papal States
BuriedSant'Agostino, Rome
NationalityFrench
ParentsJean d'Estouteville, Sieur de Vallemont
Marguerite d'Harcourt
PartnerGirolama Togli
Children5
Occupationdiplomat, courtier
EducationMaster of Arts, Canon Law
Bust of Guillaume d'Estouteville
done shortly after his death by Mino da Fiesole, Metropolitan Museum, New York City

Guillaume d'Estouteville (c. 1412–1483) was a French aristocrat of royal blood who became a leading bishop and cardinal. He held a number of Church offices simultaneously. He conducted the reexamination of the case of Jeanne d'Arc and exonerated her of the charges against her. He reformed the Statutes of the University of Paris. In Rome he became one of the most influential members of the Curia, as the official Protector of France in church business. Pope Sixtus IV appointed him Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church (Camerlengo). His great wealth allowed him to be a generous patron of the arts, especially in the building and adornment of churches.