Pierre I of Beauvau (c.1380– September 1453), baron of Beauvau, La Roche-sur-Yon and Champigny-sur-Veude, lord of Craon, of Sablé and Ferté-Bernard by marriage. He was an adviser for Charles VII, and chamberlain, counsellor, governor and lieutenant to dukes, Louis II,

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and

René of Anjou René of Anjou ( it, Renato; oc, Rainièr; ca, Renat; 1409–1480) was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1434 to 1480, who also reigned as King of Naples as René I from 1435 to 1442 (then deposed as the preceding dynasty was restored to ...

Biography

Born in 1380, Pierre was the son of Jean II of Beauvau and Jeanne of Tigny. A retainer of the

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, he accompanied Louis II to Italy and returned to Anjou in 1414. Pierre was governor of

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, and captain of Angers responsible for the defense of the city against the English during the

Hundred Years War The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French throne between the English House of Plantagen ...

. He was delegated by Louis III of Anjou in 1429 to supervise the renovations to the castle of Tarascon, and captain of the tower of

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. Appointed

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to the King of Sicily, Pierre was often traveling through the fiefs and possessions of René d'Anjou, particularly in

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and

. During Charles VI of France's instability, Pierre was appointed by Yolande d'Aragon, to be a governor to the dauphin,

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. He spent months at a time with the dauphin both in Angers in 1413, and Tarascon in 1415. With Tanneguy du Chastel, Pierre was instrumental in getting dauphin Charles out of Paris, during the capture of the capital by the

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on 29 May 1418. In 1453, Pierre led troops of

Charles, Count of Maine Charles du Maine (1414–1472) was a French prince of blood and an advisor to Charles VII of France, his brother-in-law, during the Hundred Years' War. He was the third son of Louis II, Duke of Anjou and King of Naples, and Yolande of Aragon. I ...

at the

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. Pierre survived the battle but died in September 1453 from either wounds received during the battle or the plague.

Marriage

In 1415, he married Jeanne de Craon. She was the daughter of

Pierre de Craon Pierre de Craon (c. 1345 – c. 1409), known as "le Grand", was a medieval French aristocrat notorious for his riotous temperament, culminating in his attempted murder of Olivier V de Clisson, Constable of France. Events following the assault led t ...

and Jeanne de Châtillon. They had: *

Louis de Beauvau Louis de Beauvau (1416 1472), lord of Beauvau and Sermaise in Anjou. He was ambassador to Henry VI of England, retainer of the House of Anjou, and close friend of René of Anjou, he was made a knight of the Ordre du Croissant in 1448. On his final ...

(1416–1462), married Marguerite de Chambley, daughter of Ferry de Chambley and Jeanne de Launay *Jean IV de Beauvau (1421–1503), married Jeanne de Manonville

References

Sources

* * * * * * * * * *{{cite book , last=Spangler , first=Jonathan , chapter=Transferring Affections: Princes, Favourites and the Peripatetic Houses of Lorraine and Beauvau as Trans-Regional Families , title=Internationale Geschichte in Theorie Und Praxis/International History in Theory and Practice , editor-first1=Barbara , editor-last1=Haider-Wilson , edition=1st , publisher=Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, Wien , year=2017 , pages=635–664 1380 births 1435 deaths Medieval French nobility