 On 21 January 1216, Pope Innocent III confirmed an agreement entered into between the Archbishop of Tours and the Chapter of the Cathedral on the election of a Dean and Provosts.After the death of Archbishop Jean de la Faye in April 1228, there appears to have been considerable difficulty in finding a new archbishop.Jean Maan, Dean of Mans, was brought to Tours, but he refused the chair, or was unable to muster sufficient votes.