Jean IV d'Auxy

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Jean d'Auxy in the Order's book of statutes (The Hague, KG, 76 E 10, fol.61r)

Jean IV d'Auxy (* approx. 1396 ; † 1474 ), Seigneur and Baron von Auxy in Artois , Seigneur von Fontaine-sur-Somme , Furmechon etc., was Mâitre des Arbaletriers (commander of the crossbowmen) in the French army, Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece and educator of Charles the Bold .

Origin and advancement

Jean d'Auxy was the third son of David, Sire d'Auxy († 1415 at the Battle of Azincourt ), and Marguerite de la Tremoille. After the death of his brothers Philippe (1418) and Jacques d'Auxy (1422), Jean inherited the family property before he was knighted on the Anglo-Burgundian side on the eve of the Battle of Cravant (July 31, 1423). In his 45 years of service for the Duke of Burgundy and the King of France, he accumulated numerous offices and duties and rose in the court hierarchy.

Early political and administrative activity

In 1425 he became ducal Capitaine de la Ville of Kortrijk and in 1433 of Saint-Riquier , so he was responsible for the defense of these cities. Also in 1433 he took over the office of Maître des Eaux et Forêts an important post as the lordly administrator of the county of Ponthieu , which was confirmed to him in 1438 and 1463 by the French king.

By exercising these offices, he rose to become an important vassal of the Burgundian Duke Philip the Good and took part in the peace negotiations with the French king, which led to the Treaty of Arras in 1435 . In the ensuing war against the previous ally England, Auxy was able to conquer Gamaches in 1436 and the town and castle Le Crotoy in 1437 and was also appointed captain general of the duke for the border regions. In the same year he also took over the offices of Capitaine de la Ville of Thérouanne and Maître des Eaux et Forêts of the County of Artois . The numerous administrative and military offices and tasks that he had already accumulated at this point, however, he did not perform completely personally, but appointed deputies and employees.

Activity at the Burgundian court and other administrative offices

In 1440, d'Auxy became "bodyguard, chamberlain and educator" of the Burgundian Crown Prince Karl (* 1433, later called "the Bold"), who bore the title of Count of Charolais . As such, he took on, among other things, the athletic, physical and knightly training. Several gifts from Auxy to Karl are known. According to a retrospective invoice list from the early 16th century, he received a fee of 30 sous and a monthly pension of 50 livre . By the time he took over this office, he was firmly established at the ducal court and was one of the most respected aristocrats in the Burgundian Empire, which was evident in his acceptance into the Order of the Golden Fleece as its 46th member at the fifth chapter of the order in Ghent in 1445 .

Furthermore, Jean d'Auxy took over numerous offices in administration and defense, such as the function of Capitaine de Ville in the cities of Abbeville (1442, with the official right to be represented there), Oudenaarde (1450, confirmed by the king three years later, Abandoned in 1467) and Rupelmonde (1459). In Ponthieu he rose to Seneschal in 1442 , Maître des Eaux et Forêts in 1463 and Governor in 1466 , and in Picardy also in 1463 to Maître des Eaux et Forêts . In addition, he also expanded his private property: in 1446 he received the funds from the Duke to rebuild Auxy Castle, the ancestral seat of his family, which had been burned down by the English; In 1467 he was also given the Fallaix fortress . In the previous year, as captain of Abbeville, he had also received the title “Amiral sur les côtes de la rivière de Somme” (Admiral of the coasts of the Somme ).

Last years of life

D'Auxy's career at the Burgundian court also continued in the following decades: from 1456 he was the first chamberlain to Crown Prince Charles of Charolais, as he no longer needed an educator when he reached the age of majority. From 1461 to 1465 he gave up this office and went into the service of the French king. As Maître des Arbalétriers ("Commander of the crossbowmen") he was responsible for the entire artillery of the empire beyond the crossbow . In the years 1465 to 1467, however, he was again First Chamberlain of the Burgundian Prince and was then First Chamberlain of the Duke himself for a few months. In 1468, after his retirement from official court offices, he finally attended the wedding of Charles the Bold with his third wife Margaret of York . Two of his illegitimate sons, Jean and Antoine, fought at the festivities tournament.

Jean IV d'Auxy died around August 15, 1474 and was buried in Armentières .

family

The wife of Jean d'Auxy was Jeanne, Dame de Flavy, de Basentin et d'Averdoing, heir daughter of Jean, Seigneur de Flavy, and his wife Jeanne d'Antoing, the marriage contract was signed on September 17, 1447. The marriage had two daughters:

There are also illegitimate children with Felice de Marchant, four of whom are known by name:

  • Jean Batard d'Auxy, Seigneur de Vareilles et de Boussois; ⚭ I Isabeau de Trazegnies, ⚭ II Isabeau de la Moere
  • Antoine Batard d'Auxy, Seigneur de la Tour, Capitaine des Archers du Corps of Emperor Maximilian ; ⚭ I Marguerite de Hallwin; ⚭ II Antoinette de Saveuses
  • Georges bâtard d'Auxy, Maître d'hôtel of King Louis XII.
  • Marguerite bâtarde d'Auxy; ⚭ January 7, 1462 (marriage contract) Charles Bonneteau, Seigneur de Festus at Hondaing

Web links

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literature

  • Père Anselme : Histoire Généalogique et Chrinologique de la Maison Royale de France…. 3rd edition, Volume 8 (1733), pp. 103 ff.
  • Raphael de Smedt (ed.): Les chevaliers de l'ordre de la Toison d'or au XVe siècle. Notices bio-bibliographiques (= Kiel work pieces, D 3). 2nd, improved edition, Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt 2000, ISBN 3-631-36017-7 , No. 45.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Abolala Soudavar : Decoding Old Masters. Patrons, Princes and Enigmatic Paintings of the 15th Century. Tauris, London / New York 2008, p. 71.
  2. ^ Holger Kruse: court, office and fees. The daily fee lists of the Burgundian court (1430-1467) and the first court of Charles the Bold (1456) (= Paris Historical Studies, vol. 44). Bouvier, Bonn 1996, p. 169 (reprint of the source on p. 159–162, here p. 161).
  3. ↑ Werner Paravicini : Guy de Brimeu. The Burgundian state and its aristocratic ruling class under Charles the Bold. Ludwig Röhrscheid, Bonn 1975, p. 539.
personal data
SURNAME Jean IV d'Auxy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Franco-Burgundian nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH around 1400
DATE OF DEATH 1474