Nicolas de Pellevé

Nicolas de Pellevé (1518–1594) was a French archbishop and Cardinal^[1]. He was a major figure of the Catholic League.

He was a courtier of Henry II of France, and then of Cardinal Charles de Lorraine-Guise. He was bishop of Amiens in 1552, archbishop of Sens in 1562. From 1588 he was also archbishop of Reims.

Nicolas was an agent of Francis I of France and Mary, Queen of Scots in Scotland from October 1559 to 15 July 1560 during the Scottish Reformation.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ From 1570.
2. ^ Calendar of the State Papers relating to Scotland, vol. 1, HM Register House, Edinburgh (1898), 253, 263, 449.

External links

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Name	Pelleve, Nicolas de
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Date of birth	1518
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Date of death	1594
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