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Tanneguy Du Châtel
Tanneguy III du Châtel (also spelt Tanguy; 1369–1449) was a Brittany, Breton knight who fought in the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War and the Hundred Years' War. A member of the Armagnac (party), Armagnac party, he became a leading adviser of King Charles VII of France, and was one of the murderers of Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy in 1419. Life In 1415, he was provost of Paris, charged with keeping order in the city. During the Civil war between the Armagnacs and the Burgundians, civil war between the Armagnac (party), Armagnacs and Burgundian (party), Burgundians, he was one of the leaders of the Armagnac faction under Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, constable of France. He opposed the partisans of the duke of Burgundy in their attempts to capture Paris. Alain de Coëtivy, bishop of Avignon, was a nephew of his. He was a favourite of Charles VII of France, Charles the Dauphin (later Charles VII), whom he saved by taking him out of Paris to Melun at the time of the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassinat De Jean Sans Peur
Assassination is the murder of a prominent or VIP, important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a direct role in matters of the state, may also sometimes be considered an assassination. An assassination may be prompted by political and military Motive (law), motives, or done for contract killing, financial gain, to revenge, avenge a grievance, from a desire to acquire fame or infamy, notoriety, or because of a military, security, insurgent or secret police group's command to carry out the assassination. Acts of assassination have been performed since Ancient history, ancient times. A person who carries out an assassination is called an assassin or hitman. Etymology The word ''assassin'' may be derived from ''wikt:أساسي#Arabic, asasiyyin'' (Arabic: أَسَاسِيِّين, ʾasāsiyyīn) from أَسَاس (ʾasās, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
