Arnaud Guillaume de Barbazan
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Arnaud Guillaume Seigneur
de Barbazan, (1360 in Barbazan-Dessus
, Hautes-Pyrénées
, France
– 1431, Vaudoncourt
, Vosges
, France
) was a counsellor and butler to Charles VII of France
and later a general
during the Hundred Years' War
who earned for himself the name of the Irreproachable Knight.
He was one of the chief Armagnacs
, a fervent partisan of Charles VII, and a sworn enemy of the Burgundians. He defended Melun
in 1420 against the English
, who captured him and kept him as a prisoner of war
until 1430. Upon his release, he continued to fight against Burgundy and England, finally dying in combat in the Vosges mountains
near the villages of Bulgnéville
and Vaudoncourt
.
Because of his heroic service to France
and to the king in the many battles he had participated in, Barbazan was buried at the Saint Denis Basilica
next to the king himself, after a state funeral of a type usually reserved for kings.
Lord
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de Barbazan, (1360 in Barbazan-Dessus
Barbazan-Dessus
Barbazan-Dessus is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées is a department in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyrénées region.-History:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
– 1431, Vaudoncourt
Vaudoncourt
Vaudoncourt may refer to the following places in France:* Vaudoncourt, Meuse, a commune in the Meuse department* Vaudoncourt, Vosges, a commune in the Vosges department...
, Vosges
Vosges
Vosges is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy.-History:The Vosges department is one of the original 83 departments of France, created on February 9, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was made of territories that had been...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was a counsellor and butler to Charles VII of France
Charles VII of France
Charles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was King of France from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent, the Duke of Bedford, ruled much of France including the capital, Paris...
and later a general
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
during the Hundred Years' War
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War was a series of separate wars waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Valois and the House of Plantagenet, also known as the House of Anjou, for the French throne, which had become vacant upon the extinction of the senior Capetian line of French kings...
who earned for himself the name of the Irreproachable Knight.
He was one of the chief Armagnacs
Armagnac (party)
The Armagnac party was prominent in French politics and warfare during the Hundred Years' War. It was allied with the supporters of Charles, Duke of Orléans against John the Fearless after Charles' father Louis of Orléans was killed at the orders of the Duke of Burgundy in 1407...
, a fervent partisan of Charles VII, and a sworn enemy of the Burgundians. He defended Melun
Melun
Melun is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Located in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, Melun is the capital of the department, as the seat of an arrondissement...
in 1420 against the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, who captured him and kept him as a prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
until 1430. Upon his release, he continued to fight against Burgundy and England, finally dying in combat in the Vosges mountains
Vosges mountains
For the department of France of the same name, see Vosges.The Vosges are a range of low mountains in eastern France, near its border with Germany. They extend along the west side of the Rhine valley in a northnortheast direction, mainly from Belfort to Saverne...
near the villages of Bulgnéville
Bulgnéville
Bulgnéville is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-History:The Battle of Bulgnéville took place there on 2 July 1431.A major employer is the cheese factory of the Hermitage, which makes Le Brouère.-External links:*...
and Vaudoncourt
Vaudoncourt
Vaudoncourt may refer to the following places in France:* Vaudoncourt, Meuse, a commune in the Meuse department* Vaudoncourt, Vosges, a commune in the Vosges department...
.
Because of his heroic service to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and to the king in the many battles he had participated in, Barbazan was buried at the Saint Denis Basilica
Saint Denis Basilica
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis is a large medieval abbey church in the commune of Saint-Denis, now a northern suburb of Paris. The abbey church was created a cathedral in 1966 and is the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Denis, Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy...
next to the king himself, after a state funeral of a type usually reserved for kings.