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Jacques de Révigny or Jacobus de Ravanis (1230s-1296) was a French jurist. The Italian jurist and poet Cino da Pistoia said of Jacques de Révigny that there was no cleverer debater in the world.


Life

Born some time between 1230 and 1240, Jacque de Révigny studied law under Jean de Monchy,
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and Simon de Paris at the
University of Orléans The University of Orléans (french: Université d'Orléans) is a French university, in the Academy of Orléans and Tours. As of July 2015 it is a member of the regional university association Leonardo da Vinci consolidated University. History ...
. He became archdeacon of
Toul Toul () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Toul is between Commercy and Nancy, and the river Moselle and Canal de la Marne au Rhin. Climate Toul ...
, and in 1289 became
Bishop of Verdun The Bishopric of Verdun was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was located at the western edge of the Empire and was bordered by France, the Duchy of Luxembourg, and the Duchy of Bar. Some time in the late 990s, the suzerainty of the County ...
. He died in 1296.


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1230s births 1296 deaths French legal scholars Bishops of Verdun 13th-century French jurists {{France-RC-bishop-stub