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Pierre de Mornay

Pierre de Mornay was a French bishop of Orleans (1288–1296) and Auxerre (1296–1306) and chancellor of France (1304–1306).

Life
Pierre de Mornay was the second son of Guillaume de Mornay, a knight whose estate was at Mornay near Nérondes in Berri (now Cher). His older brother Jean inherited the estate and became lord of Ferté-Nabert. Pierre studied law in Orléans. He may have served as the almoner of King LouisIX and served the Crown in some capacity under PhilipIII. He was a dean () of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois in Paris by 1278 and made archdeacon of Sologne and a canon of Orléans Cathedral in 1281. By 1286, he was a royal clerk () under PhilipIV and he was elected bishop of Orléans on 23 December 1288. ==Arms==
Arms
His coat of arms was listed as a black lion morné with gold crown over 8 bands of silver and gold (). ==References==
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