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Jean du Bellay

Catholic cardinal
Person Human Q518967
Jean du Bellay
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
1492
Date of death
February 16, 1560
Place of birth
Souday
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of France[12]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, diplomat, writer, bishop
Position held
Dean of the College of Cardinals, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bordeaux, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, bishop of Limoges, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bordeaux, bishop of Le Mans, Roman Catholic bishop of Paris, Wikidata item, perpetual governor of the city of Velletri, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, cardinal[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[23]
Father
Louis du Bellay[10]
Child
Joachim du Bellay[11]
Sibling
Martin du Bellay, Guillaume du Bellay[37][38]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[34]
Described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne[28][29]
Family name
Bellay[25]
Given name
Jean[26]
Name in native language
Jean du Bellay[35]
Participant in
1549–50 papal conclave, April 1555 papal conclave, May 1555 papal conclave, 1559 papal conclave[30][31][32][33]
Relative
Charles d'Angennes de Rambouillet[27]
Significant person
Philipp Melanchthon[36]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
0000000118334488
VIAF cluster ID
68938939, 314803564
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2007079146
GND ID
118113437
BHCL UUID
3da397f7-a5f4-477f-bf45-b7c15bd19a69
BHF author ID
000002450
Bibale ID
41459
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11997756z
Biblissima authority ID
Schirrhoffen
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01320724
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11440320
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
bellay
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DDB person (GND) ID
118113437
DLL Catalog author ID
A3948
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118113437
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118113437
Enciclopedia di Roma person ID
3969
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jean-du-Bellay
FAST ID
1953292
FranceArchives agent ID
18690915
Freebase ID
/m/015ryh
IdRef ID
028068629
IxTheo authority ID
18031890X
J9U entity ID
987007443862105171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118113437
Libris-URI
sq47b43b2cqmjj5
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
B/bellay-jean-du
Museo Galileo authority ID
187262
Museum-digital person/organization ID
131189
NBM authority ID
6997
NUKAT ID
n2010082058
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810683538705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073884839
Open Library ID
OL1640088A, OL6162989A, OL5219442A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
70821
PUG authority ID
45995
Parsifal cluster ID
277689
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
24004
Prabook ID
2201644
Roglo person ID
p=jean;n=du+bellay;oc=6
SBN author ID
SBLV299125
SELIBR ID
292300
SNAC ARK ID
w6mp6h34
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10003713
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID
1535:Dubellay
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/162685
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqBqF4tTmccGrMjgftBT3
Yale LUX ID
person/8ab334e4-f992-4246-9e4b-3dea70a17fd9

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, diplomat, Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Participant in 4
1549–50 papal conclave, 1559 papal conclave, April 1555 papal conclave, May 1555 papal conclave
Participated in 4
1549–50 papal conclave, 1559 papal conclave, April 1555 papal conclave, May 1555 papal conclave
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of France
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Given name 1
Jean
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
Souday
Place of death 1
Rome
Position held 1
Dean of the College of Cardinals
Relative 1
Charles d'Angennes de Rambouillet
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant person 1
Philipp Melanchthon
← Consecrator 1
Marcellus II
← Relative 1
Charles d'Angennes de Rambouillet
← Significant person 1
Guillaume du Bellay
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Summary

Jean du Bellay was born in 1492[1] in Souday[2]. He died on February 16, 1560[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], diplomat[7], writer[8], and bishop[9].

FAQs

Where was Jean du Bellay born?

Jean du Bellay's place of birth was Souday[2].

Where did Jean du Bellay die?

Jean du Bellay passed away in Rome[4].

Who were Jean du Bellay's parents?

Jean du Bellay's father was Louis du Bellay[10].

What did Jean du Bellay do for work?

Jean du Bellay worked as a Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], diplomat[7], writer[8], and bishop[9].

Related Entities

Kingdom of France Marcellus II Philipp Melanchthon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . man8rove.com. man8rove.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . man8rove.com. man8rove.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Joachim du Bellay
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64331: import child (P40) from GND"
  2. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Martin du Bellay, Guillaume du Bellay
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64330: import sibling (P3373) from GND"
  3. 21d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Open Library ID, deprecate Open Library ID redirect(s) OL5219442A → OL1640088A, OL6162989A → OL1640088A (target already on item; added by bl"
  4. 26d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL1640088A, OL6162989A, OL5219442A
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL5219442A, batch #290734"
  5. 27d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL1640088A, OL6162989A, OL5219442A
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL6162989A, batch #290620"
  6. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Schirrhoffen
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q21520, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  7. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118113437
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118113437, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  8. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, diplomat +1
    Position held → Dean of the College of Cardinals, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bordeaux, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano +2
    "Created claim: Position held: cardinal"
  9. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, diplomat +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32116: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
  10. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01320724
    "Removed claim: CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00393202, batch #257929"
  11. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01320724
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30850: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (6)"
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