Saint Yon, a family of Paris

Paris

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ian butchers in the 14th and 15th centuries. Guillaume de Saint Yon is cited as the richest butcher of the Grande Boucherie in the 14th century. The family played an important role during the quarrels of the Armagnacs

Armagnac (party)

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 and Burgundian

Duchy of Burgundy

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s. They were among the leaders of the Cabochien Revolt

Cabochien Revolt

The Cabochien revolt was an episode in the Civil war between the Armagnacs and the Burgundians which was in turn a part of the Hundred Years' War.In the spring 1413 John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy, managed to raise the people of Paris and impose a reform called the Cabochien ordinance...

 of 1413. Driven out by the Armagnacs, they recovered their influence after the return of the Burgundians to Paris in 1418, but had to flee again in 1436 when the constable

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, Arthur, earl of Richmond, took the city. Gamier de Saint Yon was chevin of Paris in 1413 and 1419; Jean de Saint Yon, his brother, was valet de chambre

Valet de chambre

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of the dauphin Louis, son of King Charles VI of France

Charles VI of France

Charles VI , called the Beloved and the Mad , was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy...

. Both were in the service of the king of England during the English domination. Richard de Saint Yon was master of the butchers of the Grande Boucherie in 1460.