Pierre du Tertre

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Pierre du Tertre († 1378 ) was secretary to King Charles II of Navarre and one of his closest confidants.

In 1378 he was arrested and imprisoned in Bernay when he was carrying documents that were highly compromising for Charles of Navarre and himself, and the encryption of which could not withstand decryption . Pierre du Tertre was transferred to the Temple and interrogated, where he confirmed the confessions of Charles II's Chamberlain, Jacques de Rue , who had also been arrested in 1378 , regarding ties to England . However , he refused to participate in the poison attacks on Charles V of France , one in 1370 and the other in 1378.

On June 16, 1378, he and other men of the King of Navarre, including Jacques de Rue, were brought before the Grand Chamber des Parlements , where the accused again confessed. Jacques de Rue and Pierre du Tertre were sentenced to death and beheaded in the Quartier des Halles . Their heads were put on lances and remained at the place of execution . The bodies were dismembered: arms and legs were displayed on eight gallows that had been erected at the main city gates, the bodies were hung on the Gibet de Montfaucon .

literature

  • Georges Bordonove : Les Rois qui ont fait la France: Les Valois. 1: Charles V le Sage,