What was the real name of the jester of the last French monarch of the House of Valois?
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Chicot Chicot (c. 1540—1592), real name Jean-Antoine d'Anglerais, was the jester of King Henry III of France and later Henry IV. He was sharp-tongued and very cunning and spoke with the king without formalities.
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Henry III of France Henry III (19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589; born "Alexandre Édouard de France", Polish: "Henryk Walezy" , Lithuanian: "Henrikas Valua" ) was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1575 and King of France from 1574 until his death. He was the last French monarch of the House of Valois.
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Charles II de Bourbon-Vendôme Charles II of Bourbon (1562–1594), known as "Cardinal de Vendôme" and later as "Cardinal de Bourbon", was a prince of the blood of the House of Bourbon. When his Protestant cousin became King Henry IV of France in 1589, he raised the hopes of Catholics hostile to the League and was a candidate for the crown of France.
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John II, Count of Nevers John II, Count of Nevers (known as Jean de Clamecy, prior to acquiring title of "Count of Nevers"; 1415–1491) was a French noble.
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John III of Navarre John III (French: "Jean d'Albret" ; 1469 – 14 June 1516) was "jure uxoris" King of Navarre from 1484 until his death, as husband and co-ruler with Queen Catherine.
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Henry of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne Henry of Mayenne or Henry of Lorraine, (Dijon, 20 December 1578 – Montauban, 20 September 1621) was a French noble from the House of Lorraine and more particularly from the House of Guise.
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Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas ( ; ] ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie ] ; 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas, "père" ("father"), was a French writer. His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including "The Count of Monte Cristo", "The Three Musketeers", "Twenty Years After", and "". His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films. Dumas' last novel, "The Knight of Sainte-Hermine," unfinished at his death, was completed by a scholar Claude Schopp who was the leading authority on Dumas and published in 2005, becoming a best seller. It was published in English in 2008 as "The Last Cavalier."
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Jean Sylvain Bailly Jean Sylvain Bailly (] ; 15 September 1736 – 12 November 1793) was a French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution. He presided over the Tennis Court Oath, served as the mayor of Paris from 1789 to 1791, and was ultimately guillotined during the Reign of Terror.
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Will Sommers William 'Will' Sommers (or Somers) (died 15 June 1560) was the best-known court jester of Henry VIII of England.
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John II, Duke of Bourbon John de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (1426 – 1 April 1488, Château de Moulins), sometimes referred to as John the Good and The Scourge of the English, was a son of Charles I of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy. He was Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1456 to his death.
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François Pelletier François Pelletier was a French illusionist, famed in his time for his use of magnets as an entertainment basis for his act. His reputation was such that he was invited to perform at the court of Maria Theresa of Austria at Schönbrunn Palace in 1769. His act inspired the construction of the purported chess-playing automaton The Turk, following observation of the performance by the Hungarian Wolfgang von Kempelen.
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Marguerite de Poulaillon Marguerite de Poulaillon née "de Jehan" (fl. 1697), was a French noble, one of the accused in the famous Poison Affair.
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Cardinal Richelieu Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac (] ; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), commonly referred to as Cardinal Richelieu (French: Cardinal de Richelieu ] ), was a French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1607 and was appointed Foreign Secretary in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered.
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Jacques-Louis de Valon Jacques Louis Valon, Marquis de Mimeure (19 November 1659, Dijon – 3 March 1719) was a French soldier and poet.
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Charles V of France Charles V (21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380), called the Wise (French: ""le Sage""), was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1364 to his death.
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Louise de la Béraudière Louise de la Béraudière (1530-1611) was a French courtier. She served as "dame d'atour" to the queen of France, Louise of Lorraine, from 1575 until 1590. She was the daughter of René de Béraudière and Madeleine du Fou and married Robert de Combault. She was known for her affair with king Antoine of Navarre.
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Grand Chamberman of France The Grand Chamberman of France (French: "Grand Chambrier de France") was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France, a member of the Maison du Roi ("King's Household"), and one of the Great Offices of the Maison du Roi during the Ancien Régime. It is similar in name, but should not be confused with, the office of Grand Chamberlain of France (French: "Grand Chambellan de France"), although both positions could accurately be translated by the word chamberlain.
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Marie Anne de Bourbon Marie Anne de Bourbon, "Légitimée de France" (2 October 1666 – 3 May 1739) was the eldest legitimised daughter ("fille légitimée de France") of King Louis XIV of France and his mistress Louise de La Vallière. At the age of thirteen, she was married to Louis Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti and as such was the Princess of Conti by marriage. Her father's favourite daughter, Marie Anne was widowed in 1685 aged 19. She never married again and had no children. Following her mother's retirement to a convent, Marie Anne continued to reside at her father's court and was later her mother's heiress. She later became the Duchess of La Vallière in her own right.
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Jean de Metz Jean de Metz (also Jean de Nouillonpont) (born c. 1398) was a French nobleman who is known primarily for his role in the exploits of Joan of Arc.
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Marie Thérèse of France Marie-Thérèse Charlotte of France (19 December 1778 – 19 October 1851), "Madame Royale", was the eldest child of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, and the only one to reach adulthood (her siblings all dying before the age of 11). She was married to Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, who was the eldest son of the future Charles X, her father's younger brother; thus the bride and groom were also first cousins.
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Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne (Godefroy Charles Henri; 26 January 1728, Paris – 3 December 1792) was a member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, the Sovereign Dukes of Bouillon. He was subsequently the penultimate Duke of Bouillon succeeding his father in 1771.
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Henri I d'Orléans, duc de Longueville Henry I of Orléans-Longueville (1568 – April 8, 1595) was a French aristocrat and military and Grand Chamberlain of France between 1589 and 1595.