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Philibert Hugonet (died 1484) (called the Cardinal of Mâcon) was a French
Philibert Hugonet studied in the Diocese of Mâcon, where his uncle, Étienne Hugonet, had been bishop since 1451.Biography from Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
/ref> He later spent six years studying at the
The election of Pope Innocent VIII (1484)
. Two weeks after the conclave ended, on September 11, Hugonet died in his residence in
Roman Catholic
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bishop
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and cardinal.
Biography
Philibert Hugonet studied in the Diocese of Mâcon, where his uncle, Étienne Hugonet, had been bishop since 1451.Biography from Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church/ref> He later spent six years studying at the
University of Pavia
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, becoming a doctor of both laws
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.
After completing his education, he was a member of several embassies
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sent by Charles the Bold
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, notably embassies to Pope Paul II
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from 30 August 1464 to his death in July 1471. When his maternal uncle Eugene IV ...
and to Fernando V of Castilla. His brother, Guillaume Hugonet, was the Chancellor of the Duchy of Burgundy
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during this period, until he was assassinated in April 1477. He never returned to Flanders
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after the death of his brother.
Hugonet became a canon
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of Mâcon Cathedral and a protonotary apostolic. After the death of his uncle, he was elected the new Bishop of Mâcon
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on October 2, 1472, and subsequently occupied the see until his death.
At the request of Charles the Bold, Pope Sixtus IV made him a cardinal priest
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in the consistory
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of May 7, 1473. He received the red hat in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore on May 10, 1473, and on May 17 was awarded the '' titulus'' of Santa Lucia in Selci
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History
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(a deaconry raised ''pro illa vice'' to the status of ''titulus''). On August 17, 1477, he opted for the ''titulus'' of Santi Giovanni e Paolo.
In December 1478, Sixtus IV made Cardinal Hugonet papal legate to Viterbo
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It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in its early history ...
and the ''Patrimonium Sancti Petri
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''. He left Italy for the Kingdom of France
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on May 15, 1480, returning on July 30, 1481.
On July 10, 1484, he was named Bishop of Autun without relinquishing the bishopric of Mâcon; he occupied the see of Autun until his death as well. The next month he participated in the papal conclave that elected Pope Innocent VIII.Burkle-Young, Francis A. 1998.The election of Pope Innocent VIII (1484)
. Two weeks after the conclave ended, on September 11, Hugonet died in his residence in
Campo de' Fiori
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, Rome. He is buried in Santa Maria del Popolo it, Basilica Parrocchiale Santa Maria del Popolo
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