Jacques de Luxembourg-Ligny

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Jacques de Luxembourg in the Book of Arms of the Order of the Golden Fleece (The Hague, KB, 76 E 10, fol.71r)

Jacques de Luxembourg-Ligny (* around 1420; † August 20, 1487 in Nantes ), Seigneur von Richebourg , came from the House of Luxemburg-Ligny and served Charles the Bold of Burgundy and later the French King Louis XI.

Life

Jacques was knighted after the Battle of Gavre on July 23, 1453 . He then served the Burgundian dukes , especially Duke Charles the Bold, as a troop leader. In 1468 he was accepted into the Order of the Golden Fleece . When his brother Louis , the Connétable of France , was executed for treason in 1475, Jacques was also captured by the French. He was only released after 10 years when he agreed to serve in the service of Louis XI. to enter. He became its councilor and chamberlain and was accepted into the Order of Michael . His move to the French side meant that he was excluded from the Order of the Golden Fleece during the festival of the Order in 1481.

family

His parents were Pierre I , Count of Saint-Pol, and Marguerite des Balzo (1394-1469), daughter of Francesco I, first Duke of Andria, second Count of Montescaglioso and Squillace .

He was married to

  1. Jeanne, Countess of Moers and Saar Werden,
  2. Isabelle de Roubaix, daughter of Pierre de Roubaix .

Children:

  1. François
  2. Charles († young)
  3. Isabelle, dame de Richebourg , ⚭ 1495 Jean de Melun, seigneur d'Antoing, († 1502, Melun house )
  4. Jolande († 1534), dame de Roubaix , ⚭ Nicolas de Werchin, baron de Werchin et de Cysoing († 1513)
  5. Louise († 1518), ⚭ 1) Jean de Ghistelles, seigneur de Dudzele († 1506), 2) Antoine de Croÿ , seigneur de Sempry († 1545), Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

literature

  • Raphael de Smedt (ed.): Les chevaliers de l'ordre de la Toison d'or au XVe siècle: notices bio-bibliographiques . Frankfurt 2000, ISBN 3-631-36017-7 , pp. 157-159 ( Kieler Werkstücke . D 3).
  • Jacques Paviot, Jacques de Luxembourg. Politic et culture chez un grand seigneur du XVe siècle, in: D. Boutet u. J. Verger (ed.), Penser le pouvoir au Moyen Age (VIIIe – XVe siècle). Études offertes à Françoise Autrand, Paris 2000, pp. 327–341.

Web links

Commons : Jacques de Luxembourg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ See also History of Roubaix .
personal data
SURNAME Jacques de Luxembourg-Ligny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jacques de Luxembourg; Jacob of Luxembourg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nobleman in the service of the Dukes of Burgundy and the King of France
DATE OF BIRTH around 1420
DATE OF DEATH August 20, 1487
Place of death Nantes