Jean de Béthencourt (1362 - 1422), chamberlain of king Charles VI of France and later an explorer who led an expedition to the Canary Islands in 1402. But was he the lord of Bethencourt mentioned here?
Jean de Béthencourt (1362 - 1422), chamberlain of king Charles VI of France and later an explorer who led an expedition to the Canary Islands in 1402. But was he the lord of Bethencourt mentioned here?
Matthieu d'Humières; according to Kervyn de Lettenhove he was the son of Baudouin d'Humières, although he notes that some sources name him son of Jean d'Humières and Agnes de Renty. He was a one-time ambassador of Charles VI to Italy.
Matthieu d'Humières; according to Kervyn de Lettenhove he was the son of Baudouin d'Humières, although he notes that some sources name him son of Jean d'Humières and Agnes de Renty. He was a one-time ambassador of Charles VI to Italy.
Bernard de la Barre, called Tiercelet de la Barre (? - 1400?), lord of Mouscron, councillor of Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy. He married Jeanne de Cuinghien.
Bernard de la Barre, called Tiercelet de la Barre (? - 1400?), lord of Mouscron, councillor of Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy. He married Jeanne de Cuinghien.
Jean de Vienne (1341? - 1396 at Nicopolis), admiral of France; son of Guillaume de Vienne and Claudine de Chaudenay. Jean de Vienne led a campaign to Scotland in 1384. He died at the battle of Nicopolis in 1396.
Guy de la Trémoille (1346 - 1397), a chamberlain of Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy; later councillor and chamberlain of king Charles VI of France. Son of Guy de la Trémoille and Radegonde de Guérand. He married Marie de Sully and gained the title of lord of Sully. She was daughter and heir of Louis I, lord of Sully, and Isabelle de Craon. John Bell Henneman has noted that Marie brought with her to this marriage such a large inheritance that it made the fortune of her husband's family.
Gaucher VII de Châtillon (? - 1413), lord of Châtillon, Troissy and Marigny, councillor and chamberlain of king Charles VI of France. He was the son of Gaucher VI de Châtillon and Allemande Flotte de Revel, and he married 1) Marie Jeanne Cassinel 2) Isabeau de Vendôme.
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