Georges d'Armagnac


Georges d'Armagnac
Archbishop of Avignon
Portrait of Cardinal d’Armagnac, after an original portrait by Titian, c. 1540s
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseAvignon
Appointed1577
Term ended1585
PredecessorFélicien Capitone
SuccessorDomenico Grimaldi
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Nicola in Carcere
(1562-1585)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Created cardinal19 December 1544
by Pope Paul III
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born1501
Died10 July 1585(1585-07-10) (aged 83–84)
Avignon, France

Georges d'Armagnac (c. 1501 – July[1] 1585) was a French humanist, patron of arts, cardinal and diplomat deeply embroiled in the Italian Wars and in the French Wars of Religion.

  1. ^ Various dates are given in fact