French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères
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French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères was a late 15th-century churchman and diplomat who served as the French ambassador to the Holy See and is best known for commissioning Michelangelo’s famed Vatican Pietà.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean de Bilhères | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cardinal
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French ambassador ⓘ bishop ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| commissioned |
Michelangelo's Pietà
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surface form:
Vatican Pietà
|
| commissionedFrom | Michelangelo ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| diplomaticMission | French embassy to the Holy See ⓘ |
| employer |
French crown
ⓘ
Holy See ⓘ |
| genre | ecclesiastical diplomacy ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Abbot of Saint-Denis
ⓘ
Bishop ⓘ Cardinal ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| notableEvent | service as French ambassador to the Holy See ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commissioning Michelangelo’s Vatican Pietà
ⓘ
role in French–papal relations in the late 15th century ⓘ |
| notableWork | commissioning of the Vatican Pietà ⓘ |
| occupation |
ambassador
ⓘ
bishop ⓘ cardinal ⓘ diplomat ⓘ |
| partOf |
French clergy
ⓘ
Roman Curia ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Michelangelo
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Michelangelo's Pietà ⓘ
surface form:
Vatican Pietà
|
| positionHeld |
French ambassador to the Holy See
ⓘ
abbot of Saint-Denis ⓘ bishop of Lombez ⓘ cardinal of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| religion | Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
France
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
diplomacy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
France
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Rome ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ |
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