Grand Master of Crossbowmen

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The Grand Master of the Crossbowmen of France (French: grand maître de arbalétriers de France ) was a grand office of the crown of France, which in the beginning was only an office and honor, but was not associated with a military rank and was later elevated to a grand office. It was founded in 1248 by King Ludwig IX. Created by France and existed until the introduction of firearms .

The incumbent was responsible for all of the kingdom's artillery in the Middle Ages. He commanded every form of archery, so he not only commanded the crossbowmen , but also the archers with the longbow or the arbalest . He also commanded infantry with sapper or siege equipment , and the master of the artillery was temporarily under his control. Aimar de Prie was the last grandmaster to be nominated for the office in 1515 ; he died in 1527 . Under the reign of King Francis I , Galiot de Genouillac (1512–1546) ( Grand Equestrian of France ) was appointed the first Grand Master of the Artillery of France . This office now took on essential functions that were previously performed by the grandmasters of crossbowmen.

List of masters and grandmasters of crossbowmen of France since 1248 (extracts)

  • 1248–1270: Thibaut de Montléart, master of crossbowmen since 1248.
  • 1261-1270: Nicolas de Menou.
  • 1274–1282: Renaud de Rouvray or Rouvroy from King Philip III. named the bold appointed.
  • 1282–1284: Simon de Melun , Marshal of France from 1290 , dies on July 11, 1302 at the Battle of Courtrai, also known as the Battle of the Golden Spurs or Spore Battle of Kortrijk .
  • 1284–1294: Jean de Burlats, Seneschal of Guyenne. Dies at the Battle of Courtrai.
  • 1298-1303: Jean le Picard
  • 1303-1304: Pierre de Courtisot
  • 1304–1307: Thibaut, lord of Chepoy, dies in 1315.
  • 1310–1338: Pierre de Galart, dies 1338.
  • 1338–1346: Étienne II de la Baume, known as Galois, dies in 1364.
  • 1346–1349: Mathieu de Roye, known as the Flame, dies in 1380.
  • 1350–1358: Robert, Herr Houdetot, Seneschal of Agenais, dies in 1358.

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  • 1415–1415: David de Rambures, dies with three of his sons in the costly Battle of Azincourt .

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This article is based in part on an article Maître des Arbalétriers on French Wikipedia , accessed on November 29, 2012.
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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ F. Sicard, Histoire des institutions militaires des français ... , J. Corréard, 1834, p. 161
  2. ↑ F. Sicard, Histoire des institutions militaires des français ... , J. Corréard, 1834, pp. 162-164.