Ausiàs Despuig

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

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, but was stripped of the post in 1478 because of his disagreements with John II. He was also bishop of Capaccio in Salerno 1476-1483.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Stefano Nardini
Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
1482
Succeeded by
Giovanni Arcimboldi
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