Ausiàs Despuig Explained

Ausias Despuig (born in Xàtiva in Spain, died 3 September 1483 in Rome) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church.^[1]

Biography

He was made cardinal on the 7 May 1473 by Pope Sixtus IV. He was then archbishop of Monreale in Sicily. He became archbishop of Zaragoza in Spain in 1475,^{[2] [3]} but was stripped of the post in 1478 because of his disagreements with King John II of Aragon. He was also bishop of Capaccio, a suffragan of the archbishop of Salerno, from 1476 to 1483.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Salvador Miranda (historian) . Miranda . Salvador . DESPUIG, Ausias (1423-1483). The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church . August 1, 2018. Florida International University. 53276621.
2. https://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/zara0.htm. Bishops of Zaragoza.
3. https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dzars.html Archdiocese of Zaragoza