Guillaume de Rochefort
Guillaume de Rochefort (* 1433 in Rochefort-sur-Nenon , Franche-Comté ; † 1492) was under the kings of Louis XI. and Charles VIII Chancellor of France .
Life
Guillaume de Rochefort was born in Rochefort-sur-Nenon in the later Jura department . He entered the service of the Dukes of Burgundy Philip the Good and Charles the Bold . Shortly after the latter's death, in 1477, he resigned and went to the royal court, where he became chancellor in 1483. He was the chairman of the Estates-General of Tours in 1484 and was later appointed to prepare the treaties for the marriage of Charles VIII to Anne de Bretagne .
Guillaume was married to Anne de La Trémoille, daughter of Louis I. de La Trémoille from the La Trémoille house . His brother was Guy de Rochefort , who also became chancellor in 1497.
literature
- Marie-Nicolas Bouillet , Alexis Chassang (eds.): Dictionnaire universel d'histoire et de geographie . 26th edition. Hachette, Paris 1878, p. 1619.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guillaume de Rochefort |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Chancellor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1433 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochefort-sur-Nenon , Franche-Comté |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1492 |