Aymeric de Magnac | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
Aymeric de Magnac (died 1385) was Bishop of Paris from 1368 to 1383 [1] when he was elected pseudocardinal by Antipope Clement VII. [2]
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]