Andrieu d'Humières

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrieu in the Book of Arms of the Order of the Golden Fleece, The Hague, KB, 76 E 10, fol. 61v

Andrieu d'Humières ( Dreu, Drieu , † November 21, 1458 in Hainaut ) was a military in the service of the Duke of Burgundy. He was accepted into the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1445 .

Life

Andrieu d'Humières was the eldest son of Dreu d'Humières and Isabelle de Willerval. He was Seigneur d ' Humières , de Bugnicourt et de Bouzincourt .

In 1428 he is attested as a squire, in 1429 as a lieutenant in Meaux and governor of Melun . In 1430 he was knighted during the siege of Compiègne . In 1432 he was captured by the Creil garrison together with Jean Bâtard de Saint-Pol ; He was then released again on payment of a large ransom.

In 1436 he took part in the siege of Calais , in 1438 he commanded a unit in the conquest of Luxembourg City . In the same year he inherited from Jeanne d'Espagny, mistress of Le Quesnoy .

In 1445 he was accepted into the Order of the Golden Fleece . His last military service was probably on April 15, 1452 in the fight against the rebellious citizens of Ghent and later in the same year in the bodyguard of the Duke of Burgundy at the Battle of Rupelmonde .

family

Andrieu d'Humières married Jenne de Nédonchel, heir daughter of Gilles IV, Seigneur de Nédonchel , and Marie de La Clyte dite de Comines († after 1462). Your children were:

  • Jean; 1458 Canon in Liège, attested in 1483
  • Philippe II, attested 1462–1500, Seigneur d'Humiéres etc .; ⚭ 1460 Blanche de Falvy, Dame de Ribécourt et de Lassigny (en partie)
  • Dreu, 1463–1495 attested, Seigneur de Becquincourt
  • Jeanne; ⚭ Enguerrand de Créquy, Seigneur de Vaubercourt, † before 1480

Andrieu d'Humières died on November 21, 1458 in Hainaut and was buried in Humières.

literature

  • Père Anselme : Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la Maison Royale de France…. 3rd edition, Volume 8 (1733), pp. 277f.
  • Raphael de Smedt (ed.): Les chevaliers de l'ordre de la Toison d'or au XVe siècle. Notices bio-bibliographiques. (Kieler Werkstücke, D 3) Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2000, ISBN 3-631-36017-7 , No. 46.
  • Etienne Patou: Maison d'Humières ( http://racineshistoire.free.fr/LGN/PDF/Humieres.pdf )

Web links

Commons : Andrieu d'Humières  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Andrieu d'Humières
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Drieu d'Humières; Dreu d'Humières
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Military in the service of the Duke of Burgundy
DATE OF BIRTH around 1400
DATE OF DEATH November 21, 1458