Jean Babou

Jean Babou, anonymous, 16th century, Musée du Louvre

Jean Babou ( 1511 - November 11, 1569 ) was a French military man, Grand Bailli de Touraine and Grand Master of the Artillery of France (1567).

Life

Jean Babou is the son of Philibert Babou , born around 1484 and died in September 1557 at the age of around 73, Seigneur de La Bourdaisière , Mayor of Tours (1521), and Marie Gaudin , born around 1495 and died in 1480, Dame de La Bourdaisière and from 1532 to 1542 Queen Eleanor of Castile's maid of honor (1498–1558)

He was Seigneur de La Bourdaisière, Comte de Sagonne , Seigneur de Thuisseau, de Chissé, de Vouillon , de Pruniers , de Germigny et de Brain-sur-l'Authion . From 1528 he was cupbearer of King Francis I and Margaret of Navarre . The following year he was appointed governor and Bailli von Gien , then Maître de la Garde-Robe des Dauphin, the future Henry II. He was Grand Bailli de Touraine when this office was established, which he held until his death. He was also Maître d'Hôtel Franz 'I and Gentilhomme ordinaire de la chambre Henry II.

He expanded his property through acquisitions. In 1542 he acquired the barony of Sagonne from Antoinette d'Amboise, Dame de Rochefoucauld Barbezieux, and in 1551 acquired the lordship of Jouy from Marc de Beaufort, Count of Alluye. In 1564 he bought Brain-sur-l'Authion in Anjou from Victor Bourgouin, the treasurer.

On November 26, 1559 he was entrusted by King Francis II with the management of an extraordinary embassy to Rome to Pope Pius IV . After the king's death (1560), he withdrew from the court. He was called back by Catherine de Medici , who entrusted him with the care of the Duke of Alençon and gave him as deputy the command of the orderly company of the prince. In 1562 he was appointed captain of the city and castle of Amboise . In 1566 he was accepted into the Ordre de Saint-Michel .

In 1567 he was appointed Governor of Brest , Maître Général de l'artillerie en France and on May 15, 1568 appointed to the Council of State.

He took part in the Third Huguenot War in the Battle of Moncontour on October 3, 1569 , and made victory possible with a skilful maneuver of his artillery. He died on November 11, 1569.

Marriage and offspring

Jean Babou married on January 5, 1540 in Blois Françoise Robertet , Dame d ' Alluye in the province of Perche-Gouët , born in 1519, daughter of Florimond I. Robertet . She was the lady of honor of the queens Catherine de Medici (1547-1575), Maria Stuart (1560) and Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont with an income of 400 livre tournois. She died in 1580. Her 15 children are:

• Georges Babou de La Bourdaisière, * 1540, † 1607, Comte de Sagonne, Seigneur de La Bourdaisière etc., 1594 Council of State, 1603 Capitaine des Cent-Gentilshommes du Roi; ⚭ 1582 Madeleine du Bellay, Princesse d'Yvetot, daughter of René II. Du Bellay, Baron de Thouarcé , and Marie du Bellay-Langey, Princesse d'Yvetot
• Jean Babou de La Bourdaisière, * 1541, † 1589, Comte de Sagonne, captain and governor of Brest; ⚭ 1579 Diane de La Marck , * 1544, † after 1612, daughter of Robert IV. De La Marck , Duke of Bouillon , Marshal of France , and Françoise de Brézé, Countess of Maulévrier (daughter of Louis de Brézé and Diane de Poitiers ) , Widow of Jacques de Clèves , duc de Nevers , Pair de France , and Henri de Clermont, Comte de Tonnerre
• Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière , * around 1542, † 1592; ⚭ 1559 Antoine IV. D'Estrées , Marquis de Cœuvres, * around 1529, † 1609, Grand Master of the Artillery of France
• Marie Babou de La Bourdaisière, * around 1544, † 1582; ⚭ 1560 Claude II. De Beauvilliers, Comte de Saint-Aignan, * 1542, † 1583, Gouverneur et Lieutenant-général de Berry, Anjou et de Bourges
• Philibert Babou de La Bourdaisière, * around 1545, † after 1570, Abbot of Le Jard
• Fabrice Babou de La Bourdaisière, dit Chevalier de La Bourdaisière , * around 1547, † after 1570
• Madeleine Babou de La Bourdaisiére, * around 1548, † 1577, 1574 Abbess of Beaumont-lès-Tours
• Isabeau Babou de La Bourdaisiére, * around 1551, † 1625, Dame d'Alluyes, probably mistress of Philippe Hurault de Cheverny , Chancellor of France ; ⚭ 1572 François d'Escoubleau, † 1602, Marquis d'Alluyes et de Sourdis, governor of Chartres
• Anne Babou de La Bourdaisière, * 1552, † 1613, 1582 Abbess of Beaumont-lès-Tours
• Michelle Babou de La Bourdaisière, * 1553, † 1584, Abbess of Le Perray
• Jean Babou de La Boudaisière, * 1554, † young
• Claude Babou de La Bourdaisière, * 1555, † young
• Antoinette Babou de La Bourdaisière, * around 1560; ⚭ around 1580 Jean de Plantadis, Maître des requêtes and Chef du Conseil de la Reine Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont
• Madeleine Babou de La Bourdaisière, * around 1561, † after 1605; ⚭ (1) 1580 Honorat Ysoré, Baron d ' Airvault , * 1561, † 1586, Lieutenant-général et Gouverneur de Blaye et en Aunis ; ⚭ (2) Moïse de Billon, Seigneur de La Touche d'Aizé in Courléon
• Diane Babou de La Bourdaisière, * 1563, † around 1633; ⚭ (1) Charles Turpin de Crissé, Seigneur de Monthoiron ; ⚭ (2) Pierre de Bompart, Seigneur d' Antibes

Web links

• Etienne Pattou, Famille Robertet ( accessed July 11, 2019 )
• Etienne Pattou, Famille Babou de La Bourdaisière ( online, accessed July 11, 2019 )

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