Besançon Hugues
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Besançon Hugues was a member of the Grand Council of Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...

 and participated in the rebellion against the rule of the Savoy dynasty, which led to the independence of Geneva in 1526.

He was a supporter of Philibert Berthelier
Philibert Berthelier
Philibert Berthelier , often known just as Berthelier, was a Swiss patriot, an uncompromising enemy of the Duke of Savoy in his ambition to lord it over Geneva.-Rebellion against the Duke of Savoy:...

 and the pro-independence faction in the Grand Council of Geneva. Following the invasion of Geneva by Savoy forces in September 1525, fled to Fribourg
Fribourg
Fribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss plateau, and is an important economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland...

, from which he continued the rebellion which proves successful the following year. Following the overthrow of Savoy rule over Geneva, strove to protect the Catholic Church in Geneva and to prevent the spread of the Protestant reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...

 in his city.

Following the attainment of independence in 1526, supported the holding of fair trial proceedings to the supporters of the Savoy dynasty within Geneva. From about 1527 onward, began to sympathize with the Protestant faction in Geneva, but remained loyal to the Catholic church and the bishop of Geneva. On February 20, 1532, resigned his seat at the Grand Council of Geneva, and died of an illness soon thereafter. Following his resignation, he made plans to restore the authority of the Catholic bishop of Geneva Pierre de la Baume
Pierre de La Baume
Pierre de La Baume was a grand seigneur of Savoy and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a councillor of Charles III, Duke of Savoy, whom he represented at the Fifth Lateran Council ....

, but died without any success.

His brother Guillaume Hugues was also a Grand Council member, but was more positive towards the Protestants.

When resigning his posts in 1532, he cited family problems as the reason for this, but some scholars have suggested the real reason being his inability to cooperate with Protestants.
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