Henri de Livres

Henri de Livres († May 13, 1493 ) was Prévôts des marchands (head of the merchants' guild) in Paris .

Life

In 1455 Henri de Livres was appointed as a non-church adviser to the parliament .

From 1460 to 1466 and 1476 to 1483 he was Prévôt des marchands .

Henri de Livres was the confidante of the French King Charles VII and his successor Louis XI. During the war of Louis XI. against the Ligue du Bien public , Henri de Livres contributed decisively to the fact that the city of Paris remained loyal to the king. Through clever tactics, he ensured that the numerous supporters of the League - also in Paris - did not gain the upper hand and that the city decided in 1465 not to open the gates to the army of the rebellious nobles under the leadership of Charles the Bold .

Two months before his death he resigned from his parliamentary office in favor of his son Hélie.

Individual evidence

^ Félix Aubert: Histoire du Parlement de Paris de l'origine à François Ier 1250-1515 . Vol. 1: Organization - Compétence et attributions . A. Picard, Paris 1894, p. 16.
↑ Amable-Guillaume-Prosper Brugière de Barante: Histoire des ducs de Bourgogne de la maison de Valois . Dufey, Paris 1837, vol. 8, pp. 217ff.
^ Félix Aubert: Histoire du Parlement de Paris de l'origine à François Ier 1250-1515 . Vol. 1: Organization - Compétence et attributions . A. Picard, Paris 1894, vol. 2, p. 65.

personal data
SURNAME	Henri de Livres
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French merchant
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century
DATE OF DEATH	May 13, 1493

[1] Félix Aubert: Histoire du Parlement de Paris de l'origine à François Ier 1250-1515 . Vol. 1: Organization - Compétence et attributions . A. Picard, Paris 1894, p. 16.

[2] Amable-Guillaume-Prosper Brugière de Barante: Histoire des ducs de Bourgogne de la maison de Valois . Dufey, Paris 1837, vol. 8, pp. 217ff.

[3] Félix Aubert: Histoire du Parlement de Paris de l'origine à François Ier 1250-1515 . Vol. 1: Organization - Compétence et attributions . A. Picard, Paris 1894, vol. 2, p. 65.