Jean de Montaigu (Marmousets)

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Jean de Montaigu or Montagu (* 1363 in Paris ; † October 17, 1409 there ) was an advisor to the French kings Charles V and Charles VI.

He is considered the son of Gérard de Montaigu the Elder († 1391), secretary to Charles V, and Biette Cassinel , a sister of Ferry Cassinel , archbishop of Reims and lover of Charles V; his brothers were Gérard de Montaigu the Younger , Bishop of Poitiers and Bishop of Paris († 1420), and Jean de Montaigu , Bishop of Chartres and Archbishop of Sens († 1415).

In fact, however, King Charles V was his father himself, also acknowledged as he bore the title of Bâtard de France , which also explains why Gérard de Montaigu had two sons with the first name Jean. At a young age, Jean de Montaigu was an advisor to Charles V († 1380) and his surintendant des Finances and after his death was still used by the government of the dukes (1380-1388) for several diplomatic missions in Lombardy , Flanders and Germany. With the age of his half-brother Charles VI. in October 1388 he was one of the most important members of the government of the Marmousets (1388-1392), by Charles VI. replaced the government of his uncles, the dukes.

With the return of the dukes to power in 1392 (see also: Bal des Ardents ) he was dismissed, but brought back in 1395. In 1396 he became Maître de l'Hôtel of the King, Queen and Duke Louis of Orléans , and captain of the Bastille . In 1403 he received the title of Grand maître de l'Hôtel . In 1405 he was captain of Paris , which he administered on behalf of the Orléans party. He became estranged from the Duke of Burgundy , who finally took revenge on him in 1409: Jean de Montaigu was arrested on October 7, 1409, sentenced, beheaded on October 17 and finally hanged on the gallows of Montfaucon near Paris:

  • "Item, on Monday, the 7th day of the following October, namely 1409, a man named Jean de Montaigu, chief steward of the King of France, was arrested near Saint-Victor and put in the Petit Châtelet ; this resulted at the hour When he was seized, there was such a commotion in Paris that the whole of Paris was full of Saracens, although no one knew why they were upset, and he was seized by someone named Pierre des Essarts , who was then Vogt of Paris ... And On the 17th day of the month of October, Thursday, the above-mentioned chief steward was put in a cart, dressed in his livery, a blue and white overcoat and a cap of the same color, a white pant leg and red the other, golden spurs, with his hands following tied in front, a wooden cross in his hands, sitting upright in the cart, two trumpets in front of him, and in this state led to the halls , where his head was cut off, after which his body became the gallows of Pa ris brought and hung up at the top, in his shirt, with his trousers and golden spurs, of which the rumor spread to some gentlemen of France, such as Berry , Bourbon , Alençon and many others. "
Ruins of the Castle of Marcoussis

During his tenure, Jean de Montaigu had amassed an enormous fortune and even acquired the title of Vidame de Laon (secular representative of the Bishop of Laon). He bought the Hôtel Barbette and sold it on to Queen Isabeau , founded the Cölestine Abbey of Marcoussis and spent huge sums to design its church, which was consecrated in 1398. From 1404 to 1408 he invested a large part of his fortune in the construction of the Marcoussis Castle, which is one of the finest examples of architecture from the time of Charles VI. has been.

Jean de Montaigu married Jacqueline de La Grange, daughter of Étienne de La Grange , President of the Parliament of Paris, and Marie du Bois. Her son was Charles de Montagu, husband of Catherine d'Albret, daughter of Charles I. d'Albret , Connétable of France , Count of Dreux ; her daughter was Elisabeth de Montagu, wife of Jean VI. de Lorroy and Pierre de Bourbon- Préaux .

Three years after his execution, his son Charles achieved his rehabilitation. His grave is in the Marcoussis Abbey, which he financed.

progeny

Jean de Montaigu and Jacqueline de La Grange had at least seven children:

literature

Footnotes

  1. So Favier
  2. So Schwennicke
  3. Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris for the year 1409: (9) "Item, le lundi VIIe jour d'octobre ensuivant, assavoir IIIIc et IX, fut prins ung nommé Jehan de Montagu, grant maistre d'ostel du roy de France, emprès Saint-Victor, et fut mis en Petit Chastellet; dont il avint telle esmeute à Paris à l'heure qu'on le print, comme ce tout Paris fust plain de Sarazins, et si ne savoit nul pourquoi ils d'esmouvoient. Et le print ung nommé Pierre des Essarts, qui pour lors estoit prevost de Paris;… "(10)" Et le XVIIe jour dudit moys d'octobre, jeudy, fut le dessusdit grant maistre d'ostel mis en une charrette, vestu de sa livrée, d'une houppelande de blanc et rouge, et chapperon de mesmes, une chauce rouge et l'autre blanche, ungs esperons dorez, les mains liées devant, une croix de boys entre ses mains, hault assis en la charrette, deux trompettes devant lui, et en cel estat mené es halles. Là lui on coupa la teste, et après fut porté le corps au gibet de Paris, et pendu au plus hault, en chemise, á toutes ses chaussees et esperons dorés, dont la rumeur dura à aucun des signeurs de France, comme Berry, Bourbon, Alençon et plusieurs autres. "