Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy
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Artus Gouffier de Boissy (1475 - May 1519, Montpellier
) was a French nobleman and politician. He was duke of Roannez and pair de France, count of Étampes, count of Caravas, baron of Passavant, of Maulévrier, of Roanne, of la Mothe-Saint-Romain, of Bourg-sur-Charente and of Saint-Loup, lord of Oiron, of Villedieu, of Valence and of Cazamajor. He served as Grand Master of France
and attempted to negotiate a lasting peace between France and the House of Habsburg at the time of his early death.
, and of Philippine de Montmorency, he began his court career as a page to Charles VIII
, who his father had served as preceptor. He accompanied Charles on the conquest of the kingdom of Naples in 1495, as well as accompanying Louis XII of France
to Italy.
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
) was a French nobleman and politician. He was duke of Roannez and pair de France, count of Étampes, count of Caravas, baron of Passavant, of Maulévrier, of Roanne, of la Mothe-Saint-Romain, of Bourg-sur-Charente and of Saint-Loup, lord of Oiron, of Villedieu, of Valence and of Cazamajor. He served as Grand Master of France
Grand Master of France
The Grand Master of France was, during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration in France, one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France and head of the "Maison du Roi", the king's royal household...
and attempted to negotiate a lasting peace between France and the House of Habsburg at the time of his early death.
Life
The eldest son of Guillaume Gouffier de Boissy, sénéchal of SaintongeSaintonge
Saintonge is a small region on the Atlantic coast of France within the département Charente-Maritime, west and south of Charente in the administrative region of Poitou-Charentes....
, and of Philippine de Montmorency, he began his court career as a page to Charles VIII
Charles VIII of France
Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois...
, who his father had served as preceptor. He accompanied Charles on the conquest of the kingdom of Naples in 1495, as well as accompanying Louis XII of France
Louis XII of France
Louis proved to be a popular king. At the end of his reign the crown deficit was no greater than it had been when he succeeded Charles VIII in 1498, despite several expensive military campaigns in Italy. His fiscal reforms of 1504 and 1508 tightened and improved procedures for the collection of taxes...
to Italy.