Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord (cardinal)

Cardinal

Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord
Cardinal-Priest
Cardinal-Bishop
ChurchSan Pietro in Vincoli (1331-1348)
DioceseAlbano (1348-1364)
Orders
Created cardinal25 May 1331
by Pope John XXII
Personal details
Born1301
Died17 January 1364 (aged 62–63)
BuriedCathedral of Périgueux
NationalityFrench
ParentsElias VII, Count of Périgord
Brunissende of Foix
Occupationcleric, diplomat
EducationCivil Law
Alma materOrleans
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.