Gérard de Montaigu the Younger
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Gérard de Montaigu or Montagu (* before 1391; † September 25, 1420 ) was Bishop of Poitiers and Bishop of Paris .
He was the son of Gérard de Montaigu the Elder († 1391), secretary to Charles V, and the Biette Cassinel , a sister of Ferry Cassinel , Archbishop of Reims ; his (half) brothers were Jean der Montaigu , the adviser to the French kings Charles V and Charles VI. († 1409), and Jean de Montaigu , Bishop of Chartres and Archbishop of Sens († 1415).
He graduated in civil law, became a notary and secretary to Charles VI. In 1391 he took over the post of Garde des Chartes and thus responsibility for the state archive. In 1392 he was also Maître des Comptes , and held both offices until 1403, when he became Bishop of Poitiers. In 1404 he became Chancellor of Duke Johann von Berry , and in 1409 Bishop of Paris. In 1413 he became the first president of the Chambre des comptes (Court of Auditors). On March 24, 1414 he consecrated the Paris church of St-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie, which was still under construction .
Gérard de Montaigu was one of the central figures of the Armagnacs . After he had been deposed by the Bourguignons in 1418 , he withdrew to the Touraine .
See also: Civil War of the Armagnacs and Bourguignons
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| SURNAME | Montaigu, Gérard de the Younger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Montaigu, Gerard de; Montagu, Gérard de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Poitiers and Paris |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1391 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1420 |