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Cousinot
The ''Chronique de la Pucelle'' or ''Chronique de Cousinot'' was composed by Guillaume Cousinot (1400-1484), seigneur de Montreuil, the son of Guillaume Cousinot (d. circa 1442) who was chancellor to Louis I, Duke of Orléans. The younger Cousinot is a major contemporary source for the episode of the Hundred Years' War that featured the career of Joan of Arc. The careers of father and son were separated, and the two were identified in the 19th century as uncle and nephew by Auguste Vallet de Viriville (1815-1868), assistant-professor at the ''École des chartes'', who published the ''Chronique'' in 1859; however, a few years later, the two Guillaume Cousinot were correctly identified as father and son by Jules Doinel (1842-1902), archivist at the departmental archives of the Loiret in Orléans. The father, Guillaume I Cousinot, was a distinguished lawyer (''avocat'') at the Parlement de Paris at the beginning of the fifteenth century. In 1408, he was selected by Valentina Visc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Cousinot De Montreuil
Guillaume Cousinot de Montreuil (1400–1484) was a French diplomat, magistrate and civil servant. He served as France's diplomatic representative in England between 1444 and 1449, during a period of truce between the two countries. Apart from his diplomat occupation, he was also a poet and historian. Biography Guillaume Cousinot de Montreuil was nicknamed Guillaume Cousinot II or ''Le Jeune'' (''The young''), due to his being the son of Guillaume Cousinot le Chancelier. This family link was long debated by historians. Until the 19th century, they were primarily thought of as an uncle and a nephew until the archivist Jules Doinel, based on historical documents, proved they were indeed father and son. Guillaume was a student at the University of Orléans where he graduated as a ''Licencié ès lois''; his father funded his education with the property he owned in Beauce, which was taken from the Burgundian Faction. Career Between 1418 and 1436, he fought for the Armagnac Factio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |