Pierre d'Aubusson

His Eminence

Pierre d'Aubusson
Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Adriano al Foro
Corner portion of Our Lady of Victory with Pierre d'Aubusson and Saints John the Baptist and Pantaleone, by Giovanni Barbagelata, 1503
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed23 March 1489
Term ended3 July 1503
PredecessorGiovanni Conti
SuccessorFrançois Guillaume de Castelnau
Orders
Created cardinal9 March 1489
by Pope Innocent VIII
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born1423
Le Monteil-au-Vicomte, France
Died3 July 1503(1503-07-03) (aged 79–80)
Rhodes, Greece
Coat of arms

Pierre d'Aubusson (1423 – 3 July 1503) was a Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, and a zealous opponent of the Ottoman Empire.

Pierre probably joined the Knights of Saint John in 1444 or 1445, and then left for Rhodes.

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