- Jean Rolin (cardinal)
Jean (Jehan) Rolin (1408-1483) was a Burgundian bishop and Cardinal.
His father,
Nicolas Rolin , was ducal Chancellor ofBurgundy , and lord of Authumes. Jean became a Cardinal in 1448, created byPope Nicholas V , as part of diplomatic engagement between the Duchy of Burgundy and the Papacy, tending against France [Richard Vaughan, Philip the Good (2002 edition), p. 215.] .He was
bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône in 1431, andbishop of Autun in 1436. He was a patron of the arts, supporting the work of an anonymous illustrator known as the Master of Jean Rolin [ [http://wwar.com/masters/m/master_of_jean_rolin.html] , [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=1183] ] .Notes
External links
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1448-ii.htm#Rolin Biography]
*fr icon [http://membres.lycos.fr/dcarpentier/raulin/type.htm Rolin family timeline]
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