Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord (cardinal)
Cardinal Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord | |
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| Cardinal-Priest Cardinal-Bishop | |
| Church | San Pietro in Vincoli (1331-1348) |
| Diocese | Albano (1348-1364) |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 25 May 1331 by Pope John XXII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1301 Périgueux, FR |
| Died | 17 January 1364 (aged 62–63) Avignon, FR |
| Buried | Cathedral of Périgueux |
| Nationality | French |
| Parents | Elias VII, Count of Périgord Brunissende of Foix |
| Occupation | cleric, diplomat |
| Education | Civil Law |
| Alma mater | Orleans |
| Coat of arms | |
Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord (1301 – 17 January 1364) was a French cardinal, from one of the most aristocratic families in Périgord, south-west France. Hélie became a major figure in the Avignon papacy, and also a diplomat engaged in the negotiations of the Hundred Years' War, having friendships in both English and French royal families. In his last months he had been appointed Papal Legate for a crusade against the Turks.