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Philippe Chabot
Philippe Chabot, Seigneur De Brion, Count of Charny and Buzançois (c. 1492 – 1 June 1543), also known as Admiral De Brion, was an admiral of France. Biography The Chabot family was one of the oldest and most powerful in Poitou. Philippe was a cadet of the Jarnac branch. He was a companion of Francis I as a child, and on that king's accession was loaded with honors and estates. After the battle of Pavia he was made Admiral of France and governor of Burgundy (1526), and shared with Anne de Montmorency the direction of affairs. He served as ambassador to England in 1533 and 1534. He was at the height of his power in 1535, and commanded the army for the invasion of the states of the duke of Savoy; but in the campaigns of 1536 and 1537 he was eclipsed by Montmorency, and from that moment his influence began to wane. He was accused by his enemies of peculation, and condemned on 10 February 1541 to a fine of 1,500,000 livres, to banishment, and to the confiscation of his estates. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léonor Chabot
Léonor Chabot, comte de Charny and Busançais (–1597) was a French noble, military commander, lieutenant-general and royal courtier during the reigns of Charles IX of France, Charles IX, Henri III of France, Henri III and Henri IV of France, Henri IV. The son of Philippe de Chabot, the Admiral of France and Françoise de Longwy Charny was elevated rapidly, being inducted into the royal chivalric order of Ordre de Saint-Michel, Saint-Michel in 1555. In 1571 he became lieutenant-general of Bourgogne, succeeding his uncle-in-law Gaspard de Saulx, Marshal Tavannes, he quickly followed this by succeeding to one of the great offices of state, that of Grand Écuyer, a charge previously held by his father-in-law Claude Gouffier, the sieur de Boisy. During the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre he protected the Protestants of Dijon. In 1578 he became a ''conseiller d'État'' (councillor of state) and seneschal of Bourgogne. During the crisis of the Catholic League (France), Catholic ''li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
