Jean de Lescun d'Armagnac (died 1473?), known as "the bastard of Armagnac", was an ally of king

Louis XI Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (french: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revol ...

of France from before the latter's accession to the throne. He was the illegitimate son of

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, and Annette of Armagnac. He was made

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in 1461. He was one of four men to hold this title under Louis XI. Lescun was also made

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. De Lescun was named seneschal of Valentinois, then governor of Guyenne “in consideration that, in the great need of the King, he had left behind his parents, friends, goods and all heritages which he had in Gascogne to follow him and to accompany him”. In 1465 he married Marguerite di Saluzzo (died after 1478), daughter of

Ludovico I, Marquess of Saluzzo Ludovico I del Vasto (died 1475) was Marquess of Saluzzo from 1416 until his death. The son of Marquess Thomas III, he held the Marquisate of Saluzzo for much of the 15th century, under its period of greatest splendour. Always in good relationsh ...

. In 1469 de Lescun became one of the first knights in the

Order of Saint Michael , status = Abolished by decree of Louis XVI on 20 June 1790Reestablished by Louis XVIII on 16 November 1816Abolished in 1830 after the July RevolutionRecognised as a dynastic order of chivalry by the ICOC , founder = Louis XI of France , hig ...

. He died in 1473.

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