Simon Renard

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Simon Renard de Bermont

Simon Renard (* around 1513 in Vesoul ( Franche-Comté ), † August 8, 1573 in Madrid ) was a Burgundian statesman, advisor to Emperor Charles V and ambassador of Spain to France and England . In England, he served during the reign of Queen Mary I as a diplomat .

education

Simon Renard studied in Dole , then in Leuven . As a Doctor of rights , he worked in the position of lieutenant général as the highest-ranking representative of the King in Oberamt Vesoul ( Bailliage d'Amont ) before it to the court of Emperor Charles V was appointed.

Career

As a knight he fought successfully with the Schmalkaldic Union of Protestants on the side of the Catholic Emperor of Mühlberg an der Elbe in 1547 . In the same year he took part in the "armored Reichstag" of Augsburg. However, he was not ennobled until 1548 with the title Bermont . Sometimes he is also called de Bourbévelle , which could be related to the fact that his father, Thiébaud Renard, was already at Bourbévelle as a lawyer and administrator in the service of the Spanish nobleman Philippe de Ghénarraz before he took over the administration of the Marast domain in 1513 took over.

His function as legal adviser in the State Council maître des requêtes was the stepping stone into diplomacy. As early as 1547, he had performed duties abroad as the interim governor of Milan . In 1548/49 Charles V sent him to the French royal court, and in 1553 to England. There Simon Renard arranged the marriage of the Spanish heir to the throne Philip II to Mary I of England in 1554 and is still referred to as the extraordinary envoy Ministre plénipotentiaire after his return . The intrigue in competition with the other great powers became a stage play in 1888 by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

In 1556, Simon Renard negotiated again as ambassador of Spain in France at Vauxolles the armistice with Henry II. (Of France). After his highest-ranking house clerk, Etienne Quiclet, is hired as a spy , Renard moves to Brussels . But the real kink in his career follows: As a member of the Flemish Parliament, Renard is increasingly on the side of the opposition politically . The deep rift with Cardinal Granvelle, with whom he was a close friend at a young age, ends with the recall of the bishop and Renard's forced transfer to Madrid , where from 1564 he advises Philip II directly as Conseiller au Conseil Privé . He died in his bed on August 8, 1573. Cardinal Granvelle, who has been linked to Renard's unexplained death, offers financial help to the widow Jeanne Lulier, who was living in Brussels at the time, and her children.

family

The three sons of Renard, the youngest of the seven children, were named Friedrich, Philipp and Karl, with Philip II actually being the godfather of the son Philip on June 9, 1554.

Simon's brother, Louis Renard, Treasury Secretary of Dole, has been accused of embezzlement and imprisoned by the local parliament. A brother-in-law of the two, Françoise Terrier zu Vilersexel, died before his party could make him President of Parliament in Dole. The line of descendants of Simon Renard in Vesoul died out in the male line in 1698 with the violent death of Nicolas Renard.

coat of arms

In some Flemish sources in particular, the coat of arms of Simon Renard is incorrectly stated and has obviously been confused with a relative at Dole who was not ennobled until 1583. Simon Renard from Vesoul did not carry the Burgundian lion on a silver ribbon over a blue shield, but an anchor on blue, the two barbs of which are swallowed by two entwined silver fish. The blue imperial eagle can also be seen on gold in the pointed roof. The original description of the coat of arms for the rise of the nobility in 1548: anobli 1548. Armes: d'azur, à l'ancre accostée de deux dauphins d'argent renversés, mordant les branches de l'ancre et passés en sautoir; au chef enté d'or, à l'aigle impériale d'azur.

Others

In Renard's hometown of Vesoul , a Hôtel particulier (city palace) built in 1525 bears his name. It is located at 14, rue Simon Renard (formerly 14, rue des Boucheries), 70000 Vesoul.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hôtel dit de Simon Renard à Vesoul , monumentum.fr, accessed on September 12, 2017
  2. ↑ Découverte de l'Hôtel Simon Renard , openagenda.com, accessed September 12, 2017

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personal data
SURNAME Renard, Simon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Knight, Burgundian diplomat, advisor to Emperor Charles V.
DATE OF BIRTH 1513
PLACE OF BIRTH Vesoul , Franche-Comté
DATE OF DEATH August 8, 1573
Place of death Madrid