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Guillem de Montcada

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Guillem de Montcada
Died3 November 1308[1]
OccupationRoman Catholic Priest
TitleBishop of Urgell
Term19 December 1295 - 3 November 1308
Parent(s)Peter I of Montcada and Sibylla d'Abarca

Guillem of Montcada was Bishop of Urgell and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra (the second) from 1295 to 1308.[2] He was elected bishop of Urgell in 1295, but he did not pay the canonical obedience he owed to the bishop of Tarragona, on whom the bishopric of Urgell depended.[3] He acted as ambassador of Pope Boniface VIII in Kingdom of Sicily.

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  1. ^ Geografía general de Catalunya: Provincia de Lleyda, Ceferí Rocafort (in Catalan). Albert Martin. 1913. p. 486. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ Taylor, Barry (1993). Andorra. Clio Press. p. XXVIII. ISBN 978-1-85109-211-6. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Guillermo de Moncada | Real Academia de la Historia". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 22 October 2024.