biography
| name: |
Aubusson, Pierre d'
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pronunciation:
[ohbüsõ]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1423–1503)
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| biography:
| French soldier and clergyman, and Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallers from 1476, born in Monteil-au-Vicomte, France. His outstanding achievement was his defence of Rhodes in 1480 against a besieging army of Turks under Sultan Mohammed II. In 1481 he made a treaty with the Turks under Sultan Bayezit II by agreeing to imprison the sultan's rebellious brother, Djem; and in 1489 was created cardinal for handing Djem over to Pope Innocent VIII. |
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