Raymond Guilhem de Fargues was the son of Bérenger Guillaume de Fargues (Fargis) and Assalide (alias Jeanne, Marquèze) de Got, a sister of
Pope Clement V. He was also a cousin of Cardinal Raymond de Got. In 1308, he became canon and treasurer of the
Beauvais Cathedral. From 29 August 1308, he was a canon in Lincoln at the
prebend of
Ketton, succeeding his brother Bernard de Fargues, who had become
Bishop of Agen On 13 October 1310, he was invested with the
Archdeaconry of Leicester in the church of Lincoln. He was also
Dean of Salisbury (1311–1346),
Archdeacon of Sarum from 1312, and Canon of
Bayeux (around 1313) and
Mende in the
Gévaudan. He was created a cardinal by Pope Clement V in the consistory of 19 December 1310, although he had only minor orders, and received the titular church of
Santa Francesca Romana as
Cardinal deacon. Cardinal de Fargues participated in the conclaves of
1314–1316 (election of John XXII),
1334 (election of Benedict XII), and
1342 (election of Clement VI), the latter of whom he crowned as
Cardinal Protodeacon. In Avignon, the Cardinal resided in the Livrée de Florence on the northern part of today's Place Pie. == Notes ==