Jean Rolin (cardinal)
Jean (Jehan) Rolin (1408–1483) was a French bishop and Cardinal. His father, Nicolas Rolin, was ducal Chancellor of Burgundy, and lord of Authumes. Jean became a Cardinal in 1448, created by Pope Nicholas V, as part of diplomatic engagement between the Duchy of Burgundy and the Papacy, tending against France. He was bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône in 1431, and bishop 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. See also

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Biography
 Rolin family timeline

1408 births
1483 deaths
Duchy of Burgundy
15th-century French cardinals
Bishops of Autun
Bishops of Chalon-sur-Saône