Enguerrand de Marigny

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Enguerrand de Marigny (* around 1260 in Lyons-la-Forêt in Normandy ; † April 30, 1315 in Montfaucon ) was chamberlain to the French King Philip IV. He came from a family of the lower nobility who called themselves Le Portier . The name de Marigny was adopted around 1200 on the occasion of the marriage of Hugues Le Porter and Mahaut de Marigny.

Life

Enguerrand entered the service of Hugues de Bouville , chamberlain and secretary of Philip IV , as castellan , and was then summoned to the court of Queen Joan I of Navarre , Philip IV's wife, who made him the person who would implement her wishes should. Enguerrand married her goddaughter, Jeanne de Saint-Martin. In 1298 he took over the supervision of the Issoudun Castle .

After the deaths of Pierre Flote and Hugues de Bouville (1304) in the battle of Mons-en-Pévèle , he became the Grand Chamberlain and the King's first minister. Two years later he was sent to Normandy to head the tax office there. He received a lot of money and other gifts from Philip, but also a pension from Edward II of England .

In 1311 he was a member of a royal embassy that negotiated with the Flemings in Tournai under the direction of Charles of Valois , the king's brother . During this mission he fell out with Karl when he openly put him in the shade. The king's brother did not forgive this affront and remained de Marigny's most bitter enemy even after the death of Philip IV.

During the reign of Louis X (1314-1316) - Karl von Valois was now regent - he was then accused of various embezzlements, in addition to the deterioration of coins , the plunder of the royal forests, the embezzlement of ecclesiastical funds and even sorcery. His position as the king's treasurer did not protect him and the king did not defend him. He was tried in a trial and hanged in Montfaucon . His body was left hanging for two years, until a new trial in 1317 in which he was acquitted: Louis X. had died, his brother Philip V was his successor and Charles of Valois was sidelined. Enguerrand de Marigny was buried in the collegiate church of Écouis .

brothers

During his tenure he had managed to place his brothers in bishoprics: Philippe as Archbishop of Sens and Jean as Bishop of Beauvais ; the latter became Chancellor of King Philip VI in 1329 . was and in 1347 Archbishop of Rouen .

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SURNAME Marigny, Enguerrand de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chamberlain of the French King Philip IV.
DATE OF BIRTH around 1260
PLACE OF BIRTH Lyons-la-Forêt , Normandy
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1315
Place of death Montfaucon