Antoine Duprat

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Antoine cardinal Duprat , , Chancellor of France, born with Issoire in 1463, dead on July 9th 1535.

He is first president with the Parlement of Paris (named on February 8th, 1508), when Louise of Savoy entrusts the education of his/her son to him, become François I {{er}}. With the advent of this prince (1515), it is named Chancelier of France.

It follows François 1st in Italy, negotiates with Leon X the legal settlement of 1516, which sacrifices freedoms Gallicane S, and the fact of recording at the Parliament of Paris, in spite of the sharpest opposition of the courses sovereign, the universities and the clergy of France. The chancellor consequently becomes the object of a universal hatred, hatred which still increases when, to face the expenditure which the war against Charles Quint and with the profusions of the court caused, it creates and sells offices, and raises contributions on the clergy.

He writes the Coutume of Auvergne , the collection of the civil laws of the province of Auvergne, ordered in 1510 by Letters patent of the king Louis XII.

In 1519, with died of Philippe de Montauban, it cumulates the load of chancellor of France with that of Chancelier of Brittany. It preserves an immense credit: during the absence and the captivity of François 1st, Louise of Savoy, regent of the kingdom, does not control ford by its councils, and the king, on his return, destroys a procedure which the Parliament had begun against him.

Duprat, widower for several years, has embraced the ecclesiastical state in 1517, and cumulates several évêchés. It is initially bishop of Valence in 1522. The regent names it archbishop of Direction ; in 1527 it is created cardinal ; October 19th 1528, it obtains the load of bishop of Albi (which it keeps until his death) ; in 1530, it is named legate. It then deals particularly businesses with religion, and causes all measurements of rigor which are taken against reformed.

With died of Clement VII, 1534, it wants to succeed to him, and offers to François 1st to only provide by him at the expenses of sound élection ; but the king does not support his candidature.

Its Vie was written in 1857 by the marquis Duprat, one of his grand-nephews, who sought to rehabilitate his memory.

His/her son is Guillaume Duprat.

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