 Fénelon studied at this institution, which, in 1751, was dissolved as a separate institution and annexed to the University of Toulouse.In the sixteenth century the Diocese of Cahors was severely tried by religious wars, and the Collège de Pélegry, which provided for a certain number of university students without cost, became noted for the way in which these young men defended Cahors against the Huguenots.The War of the Spanish Succession in its turn took a heavy toll on the good order of the university.