Odet d'Aydie

Odet d'Aydie , Lord of Lescun (* around 1425; † August 1498 ) came from a family of the lower nobility of Gascon . His father was Bertrand d'Aydie, captain in the king's pay.

Aydie's career began in 1454 when he was made Bailli des Cotentin , which he remained until 1461. He was one of the confidants of Charles de Valois , Duke of Berry , the brother of King Louis XI. in all of which he took part against the king, beginning with the Ligue du Bien public (1465). Charles made him admiral in 1469 and then Seneschal of Guyenne in 1472 .

After Charles' death, Louis XI. him with a pension in itself, appointed him Admiral of France , at the same time left him as Seneschal of Guyenne. In 1478 he made him Count of Comminges and Vice Count (vicomte) of Fronsac .

Odet d'Aydie had married Marie de Lescun, heiress of Lescun and daughter of Mathieu de Lescun, who was probably a cousin of Armagnac's bastard Jean de Lescun , Marshal of France and Count of Comminges.

In 1479 he became governor of Rouen and Caen , then played an important role at the court of the Duke of Brittany, Francis II.

Odet d'Aydie stood after the death of Louis XI. against Anne de Beaujeu , the eldest surviving daughter of Ludwig, who in 1483, after the death of her father, was appointed regent for her underage brother Charles VIII , on the side of the Duke of Orléans , who later became King Louis XII. Nevertheless, in 1484 - in addition to the office of seneschal - he was also governor of Guyenne. In 1487 he was relieved of all his offices during the Guerrefolle .

His daughter Jeanne married Jean de Foix , Vicomte de Lautrec . Her descendants carried the title of Count of Comminges without being in possession of the fief , since Comminges was finally united with the crown after the death of Odet d'Aydies.

Odet d'Aydie had a brother of the same name, called Odet d'Aydie le Jeune, who was also lord of Lescun. This Odet d'Aydie was royal chamberlain and from 1480 to 1487 Seneschal of Carcassonne .