Aymeric de Magnac
Bishop of Paris from 1368 to 1383
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Aymeric de Magnac (died 1385) was Bishop of Paris from 1368 to 1383[1] when he was elected pseudocardinal by Antipope Clement VII.[2]
by Antipope Clement VII
Aymeric de Magnac | |
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| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 23 December 1383 by Antipope Clement VII |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 21 March 1385 |
| Bishop of Paris | |
| In office 1368–1383 | |
| Preceded by | Etienne de Poissy |
| Succeeded by | Pierre d'Orgemont |
Life
Aymeric was born Saint-Junien from a noble family of Limousin.[3][4] He was a professor of law and later canon and deacon of Paris[3][4] before being appointed bishop in 1368[1][2]. In 1374 was named executor of Charles V's testament[3][4][5], being one of his advisers[3].
In 1381, Aymeric arrested and trialed Hugues Aubriot who, however, managed to avoid the death penalty[3][4]. Aubriot was later freed during the Harelle, which forced the bishop to flee the city[3].
In the concistory of the 23rd of December 1383, Aymeric was elected pseudocardinal and priest of Sant'Eusebio by Antipope Clement VII.[1][2][3][4][5]