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| office = 12th eclesiastic deputy of the [[Deputation of the General of Catalonia]]
| office = 12th [[President of the Generalitat of Catalonia]]
| term_start = 1396
| term_start = 1396
| term_end = 1413
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'''Alfons de Tous''' (died February 3, 1421) was the eclesiastic deputy of the [[Deputation of the General of Catalonia]] between 1396 and 1413, succeeding [[Miquel de Santjoan]] when the latter left Catalonia in 1396 to become a royal ambassador.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Història de la Generalitat de Catalunya i dels seus presidents|last=Ferrer i Mallol|first=Maria Teresia|publisher=Enciclopèdia Catalana|year=2003|isbn=9788439356349|location=Barcelona|pages=|chapter=Miquel de Santjoan, ardiaca de Girona, i Alfons de Tous, rector del Pi (1389-1413)|chapter-url=https://enciclopedia.cat/EC-PC-0109301.xml}}</ref>
'''Alfons de Tous''' (died February 3, 1421) was [[List of Presidents of the Generalitat de Catalunya|president of the Generalitat of Catalonia]] 1396-1413, succeeding [[Miquel de Santjoan]] when the latter left Catalonia in 1396 to become a royal ambassador.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Història de la Generalitat de Catalunya i dels seus presidents|last=Ferrer i Mallol|first=Maria Teresia|publisher=Enciclopèdia Catalana|year=2003|isbn=9788439356349|location=Barcelona|pages=|chapter=Miquel de Santjoan, ardiaca de Girona, i Alfons de Tous, rector del Pi (1389-1413)|chapter-url=https://enciclopedia.cat/EC-PC-0109301.xml}}</ref>


During the [[Western Schism]], he aligned with the [[Antipope Benedict XIII]] and the revived line of [[Avignon Papacy|Avignon popes]], and continued that support until the [[Council of Constance]], when [[Ferdinand I of Aragon]] withdrew his support for Avignon, at which point Alfons tried unsuccessfully to convince Benedict to voluntarily renounce his claim to the papacy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://arrel2.elpuntavui.cat/article/59-especials/631840-12-alfons-de-tous.html|title=12. Alfons de Tous|last=|first=|date=|work=El Punt Avui|access-date=2017-11-30|archive-url=|archive-date=2013-04-21|dead-url=|page=18|language=ca}}</ref>
During the [[Western Schism]], he aligned with the [[Antipope Benedict XIII]] and the revived line of [[Avignon Papacy|Avignon popes]], and continued that support until the [[Council of Constance]], when [[Ferdinand I of Aragon]] withdrew his support for Avignon, at which point Alfons tried unsuccessfully to convince Benedict to voluntarily renounce his claim to the papacy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://arrel2.elpuntavui.cat/article/59-especials/631840-12-alfons-de-tous.html|title=12. Alfons de Tous|last=|first=|date=|work=El Punt Avui|access-date=2017-11-30|archive-url=|archive-date=2013-04-21|dead-url=|page=18|language=ca}}</ref>


Alfons began his ecclesiastical career as the rector of the church of Sant Mateu (Saint Matthew) in [[Tortosa]]. He next served the Benedict XIII as his ambassador to the [[Kingdom of Castile]], and later became rector of the [[Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona|Church of Santa Maria del Pi]] in [[Barcelona]], from which position he was appointed a deputy to the [[Corts of Barcelona]], the Catalan [[parliament]]. On December 3, 1400, as eclesiastic deputy of the Corts of Barcelona, he purchased the original portion of what then became the [[Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya]] for 38,500 [[Solidus (coin)|sous]]. Alfons became the first deputy of the Deputation to live there.
Alfons began his ecclesiastical career as the rector of the church of Sant Mateu (Saint Matthew) in [[Tortosa]]. He next served the Benedict XIII as his ambassador to the [[Kingdom of Castile]], and later became rector of the [[Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona|Church of Santa Maria del Pi]] in [[Barcelona]], from which position he was appointed a deputy to the [[Corts of Barcelona]], the Catalan [[parliament]]. On December 3, 1400, as president of the Corts of Barcelona, he purchased the original portion of what then became the [[Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya]] for 38,500 [[Solidus (coin)|sous]]. Alfons became the first president of the [[Generalitat of Catalonia]] to live there.


Subsequently to serving at Santa Maria del Pi, he became a [[canon (priest)|canon]] of the [[Cathedral of Barcelona]] and, eventually, auditor of the ''Pia Almoina'', the charitable fund of the cathedral. In 1408 King [[Martin of Aragon]] ("Martin the Humane") proposed him as [[bishop of Barcelona]], but the Pope named [[Francisco de Blanes]] instead. Martin successfully exerted pressure to have him named [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan-Elne|bishop of Elne]]; in 1410, he was transferred to serve as bishop at [[Vic]], where in 1417 he decreed that every parish must maintain a register of baptisms.
Subsequently to serving at Santa Maria del Pi, he became a [[canon (priest)|canon]] of the [[Cathedral of Barcelona]] and, eventually, auditor of the ''Pia Almoina'', the charitable fund of the cathedral. In 1408 King [[Martin of Aragon]] ("Martin the Humane") proposed him as [[bishop of Barcelona]], but the Pope named [[Francisco de Blanes]] instead. Martin successfully exerted pressure to have him named [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan-Elne|bishop of Elne]]; in 1410, he was transferred to serve as bishop at [[Vic]], where in 1417 he decreed that every parish must maintain a register of baptisms.
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Revision as of 13:45, 22 January 2019

Alfons de Tous
12th President of the Generalitat of Catalonia
In office
1396–1413
Preceded byMiquel de Santjoan
Succeeded byMarc de Villalba

Alfons de Tous (died February 3, 1421) was president of the Generalitat of Catalonia 1396-1413, succeeding Miquel de Santjoan when the latter left Catalonia in 1396 to become a royal ambassador.[1]

During the Western Schism, he aligned with the Antipope Benedict XIII and the revived line of Avignon popes, and continued that support until the Council of Constance, when Ferdinand I of Aragon withdrew his support for Avignon, at which point Alfons tried unsuccessfully to convince Benedict to voluntarily renounce his claim to the papacy.[2]

Alfons began his ecclesiastical career as the rector of the church of Sant Mateu (Saint Matthew) in Tortosa. He next served the Benedict XIII as his ambassador to the Kingdom of Castile, and later became rector of the Church of Santa Maria del Pi in Barcelona, from which position he was appointed a deputy to the Corts of Barcelona, the Catalan parliament. On December 3, 1400, as president of the Corts of Barcelona, he purchased the original portion of what then became the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya for 38,500 sous. Alfons became the first president of the Generalitat of Catalonia to live there.

Subsequently to serving at Santa Maria del Pi, he became a canon of the Cathedral of Barcelona and, eventually, auditor of the Pia Almoina, the charitable fund of the cathedral. In 1408 King Martin of Aragon ("Martin the Humane") proposed him as bishop of Barcelona, but the Pope named Francisco de Blanes instead. Martin successfully exerted pressure to have him named bishop of Elne; in 1410, he was transferred to serve as bishop at Vic, where in 1417 he decreed that every parish must maintain a register of baptisms.

His activities in the role of ecclesiastical deputy to the Generalitat required that he take part in the parliamentary discussion of the succession after Martin's death in 1410. The new king Ferdinand I was from the House of Trastámara, which already ruled Castile, so his selection as king brought Aragon and Castile under the same dynastic house. Subsequently, Alfons presided over the Corts of Montblanc (1414). In both of these parliamentary assemblies as well as in the Corts of Sant Cugat-Tortosa (1419), he tried, with little success, to influence the new Trastámara king to continue the policies of the earlier line of Aragones monarchs.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ferrer i Mallol, Maria Teresia (2003). "Miquel de Santjoan, ardiaca de Girona, i Alfons de Tous, rector del Pi (1389-1413)". Història de la Generalitat de Catalunya i dels seus presidents. Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana. ISBN 9788439356349.
  2. ^ "12. Alfons de Tous". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). p. 18. Retrieved 2017-11-30. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ Ferrer i Mallol 2003.
Preceded by President of the Government of Catalonia
1396-1413 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Vic
1410–1423 		Succeeded by
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