Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas [SEP] position held
Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas
Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas or Jean Villier de la Grolaie, or Groslaye etc., also called the Cardinal of Saint-Denis (died 1499), was a French Roman Catholic abbot, bishop and from 1493 cardinal. He died as French ambassador in Rome, and is remembered for commissioning Michelangelo in 1498 to sculpt his "Pietà" for St. Peter's Basilica.
Biography.
Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas was born in Gascony in 1435 or 1439, the son of a noble family. His
de Charne = Garsie de Charne d'Aure (25 May 1425?1430 - 1450? )
- Gerard d’Aure (c.1456 - 1460?63)
- Sanche Garcias = Sanche Garsie d'Aure (22 April 1463 - death 1472)
- Jean de Villiers de La Groslaye = Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas), Benedictine Congregation of Cluny (O.S.B. Clun.) (5 July 1473 – resigned 4 August 1499), died 6 August 1499; also created Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina (1493.09.23 – death 1499.08.06), Bishop of Condom (France