Melior (cardinal)

Melior, O.S.B. Vall. (died c. 1197) was a Benedictine monk, and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a native of Pisa.[1] He served as papal legate in France for more than three years, trying to arrange a peace between Richard I and Philip II. He became a major negotiator, on the mandate of Pope Celestine III, in the divorce case between King Philip II of France and Queen Ingeborg of Denmark.

  1. ^ Kartusch, p. 41. Ganzer, p. 148. Early authors report that he was French, "Gallus".