Amanieu d'Albret

For other people of this name, see Amanieu.

Amanieu d'Albret (1478 – 1520) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal.

Life

Amanieu d'Albret was born in the Kingdom of France ca. 1478, the son of Alain I of Albret, and Frances, Countess of Périgord.^[1] His older brother Jean married Catherine of Navarre.^[2] His uncle Louis d'Albret was also a cardinal. He had three illegitimate children, one son and two daughters.^[2]

Early in his career, he became a protonotary apostolic^[2] He was also Archimandrite of San Rufo.^[2] On 19 July 1499 he became apostolic administrator of the see of Comminges but on 1 January 1502 the cathedral chapter of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges Cathedral chose another candidate as bishop.^[2]

Cardinal

Amanieu was made a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 20 March 1500 by Pope Alexander VI.^[2] The pope sent him the red hat on 2 October 1500 and he received the deaconry of San Nicola in Carcere on 5 October 1500.^[2]

From 4 May to 10 October 1500, Amanieu was administrator of the see of Oloron.^[2] He was administrator of the see of Pamiers from 14 March 1502 until 1506.^[2] After Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere sought refuge in Savona, Amanieu was secretly despatched on 21 June 1502 to bring him back, but failed in this mission.^[2]

Amanieu participated in both the papal conclave of September 1503 that elected Pope Pius III, and the papal conclave of October 1503 that elected Pope Julius II.^[3] After this second conclave he had to leave Rome.^[2][why?]

Amanieu was administrator of the see of Vannes from 8 January to 14 October 1504; of the see of Bazas from 4 December 1504 until his death; of the see of Lescar from 6 October 1507 until 20 June 1515; and of the see of Pamplona from 13 May 1510 until 1512, and again from 1517 until his death.^[2]

Amanieu participated in the plot of cardinals against Pope Julius II.^[2] In 1511, he attended the schismatic Council of Pisa even after the pope threatened him with excommunication.^{[a] [2][5]} There, he was a strong supporter of the French party.^[2] After the death of Julius II, he did not participate in the papal conclave of 1513 that elected Pope Leo X.^[2] The new pope absolved Cardinal d'Albret (along with Cardinals Guillaume Briçonnet and René de Prie) and confirmed him in his offices.^[2] He also served as administrator of the see of Pamiers from 1514 until his death.^[2] He became the cardinal protodeacon on 3 September 1520.^[2]

He died in Casteljaloux on 20 December 1520.^[2] He is buried in Casteljaloux.^[2]

Notes

1. According to Jennifer Britnell and Christine Shaw, Amanieu was forced by Louis XII to attend the Council in Pisa^[4]