Jean de Montaigu (Sens)

Jean de Montaigu or Montagu (* before 1390; † October 25, 1415 in the Battle of Azincourt ) was Bishop of Chartres and Archbishop of Sens .

He was the son of Gérard de Montaigu the Elder († 1391), secretary to Charles V, and the Biette Cassinel , a sister of Ferry Cassinel , Archbishop of Reims ; his (half) brothers were Gérard de Montaigu the Younger , Bishop of Poitiers and Bishop of Paris († 1420), and Jean de Montaigu , the adviser to kings Charles V and Charles VI.

Jean de Montaigu graduated with a degree in civil law, and became treasurer (trésorier) of the church of Beauvais as well as conseiller in the parlement in Paris. In 1390 he became Bishop of Chartres , and in 1399 first President of the Chambre des comptes (Court of Auditors). In 1405 he followed Arnaud de Corbie as keeper of the seals , which at that time corresponded to the office of Chancellor of France , since no Chancellor was appointed.

In 1406 he became Archbishop of Sens . In this capacity he presided over the church assembly, which in 1408 decided on the second disobedience to the Avignon papacy .

In 1409 he returned the royal chancellery to Arnaud de Corbie.

As a well-known supporter of the Armagnacs , he and his brother Gérard were one of the targets for the dissatisfaction of the Parisian population from 1411 onwards. In 1413 he was again First President of the Court of Auditors after the end of the Cabochian revolt . He was killed in the Battle of Azincourt.

predecessor	Office	successor
Jean Lefèvre	Bishop of Chartres 1391-1406	Martin Gouge de Charpaigne
Guillaume de Dormans	Archbishop of Sens 1407–1415	Henri de Savoisy