Henri of La Tour

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Henri of La Tour
Bishop of Clermont
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In office1376 - 1415
Predecessor Jean de Mello
Successor Martin Gouge
Other post(s)Canon of Clermont
Archdeacon of Paris
Personal details
Died7 of may 1415
ParentsBertrand III, lord of La Tour
Isabelle de Lévis

Henry of La Tour (died 1415) was a clergyman and Bishop of Clermont from 1376 until his death.

Life

He was the son of Bertrand III, lord of La Tour, and Isabelle de Lévis.[ citation needed ]

He was elected Canon of Clermont and then Archdeacon of Paris in 1375. In 1376 he was then elected bishop of Clermont. [1]

In 1392 Charles VI of France sent aid to rebuild Clermont from the devastation of the Hundred Years' War. [1]

He died the 7 of May 1415. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gonod, Benoît (1833). Chronologie des évêques de Clermont et des principaux événemens de l'histoire ecclésiastique de l'Auvergne. p. 42.