He was Bishop of Limoges (1324), then Bishop of Auxerre (1329), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1331), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1348) and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1361). He was a major figure in the Avignon papacy, and also a diplomat engaged in the negotiations of the Hundred Years War. He was also a literary patron, promoting the writing of the 1336 travels of William of Bodensele, and corresponding with Petrarch.
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