Jean Balue
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Jean Balue was a French cardinal and minister of Louis XI. Born without resources, he managed to climb the political ladder by exploiting connections, to whom he often did not remain loyal, and by mak
Cardinal Jean Balue
Louis XI of France visiting Cardinal Balue in his iron cage, painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1883
Pope Julius II
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Pope Julius II was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 1503 to his death, in February 1513.
Jean Balue
…King wrote to the Pope about the situation, but the most that the Pope was prepared to do was to appoint a Coadjutor for Cardinal Balue. In June 1480, Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere was sent to France as Legate to make peace between Louis XI and Maximilian of Austria, as well as to negotiate the release of Balue and Harancourt. He…
Portrait of Pope Julius II, 1511–1512
Bust of Julius II
Woodcut by Hans Burgkmair
Giuliano della Rovere (left, future Julius II), and Julius II's nephew, Clemente della Rovere (right), who safeguarded Giuliano's affairs while he fled to France following a dispute with Alexander VI