Androin de la Roche

His diplomatic mediation in the Hundred Years' War between 1360 and 1362 had more positive effects, notably the Treaty of Brétigny, for which he was awarded a cardinalate.

On 5 October 1356, Pope Innocent VI charged him with persuading the Emperor Charles IV to intervene diplomatically in the war between France and England.

[1] On 28 February 1357, Androin was sent to Italy to reassert Bernabò Visconti's rights as apostolic vicar of Bologna, which had been usurped by Giovanni da Oleggio [it].

On 6 May, Albornoz having requested his recall, the pope appointed Androin to succeed him as legate and continue the crusade against Francesco Ordelaffi.

[4] On 4 March 1360, Innocent VI charged Androin, Hugh of Geneva [fr] and Simon of Langres as nuncios to mediate between England and France in their ongoing war.

[5] In gratitude for his service, Kings Edward III of England and John II of France requested that Androin be made a cardinal.

Androin left Avignon on 15 December with the title of apostolic vicar of Bologna and legate with full authority to make peace with Visconti, with whom relations had deteriorated.

Although Albornoz had just defeated Visconti at the battle of Salaruolo, Androin signed a peace treaty with him at Milan in February 1364, the lenient terms of which were regarded by Matteo Villani as an embarrassment to the papacy.

In 1366, he organized a league of Italian powers against the marauding companies of mercenaries, including the papacy, Naples, Florence, Pisa, Siena and the cities of Arezzo and Cortona.

[8] He owned a copy of John Scotus Eriugena's translation of De Coelesti Hierarchia which found its way into the hands of Adam Easton shortly after his death and is now manuscript Cambridge, University Library, Ii.