Robert de Houdetot was a French admiral and nobleman.
Biography
Robert was a son of Richard II de Houdetot. After the disastrous
defeat of the French fleet at
Sluys
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,
Flanders
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, he was appointed an
Admiral of France
Admiral of France (french: Amiral de France) is a French title of honour. It is the naval equivalent of Marshal of France and was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France.
History
The title was created in 1270 by Louis IX of France, du ...
in 1340 and undertook retaliatory raids against English shipping.{{sfn, Sumption, 1991, p=346
He was
seneschal of the Agenais and master-bowman in 1345 and laid siege to
Casseneuil
Casseneuil (; oc, Cassanuèlh) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
Sieges of 1209 and 1214 during the Albigensian Crusade
In July 1214 Robert de Courçon, the papal legate, awarded the territories of Rode ...
during 1345. While undertaking a siege of the château at
Bajamont in 1346 he was taken prisoner. Robert was known as the grand master of the king's crossbows in 1352.
Citations
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References
* {{cite book , last=Sumption , first=Jonathan , title=The Hundred Years War , volume=1 Trial by Battle , publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press , publication-place=Philadelphia , year=1991 , isbn=978-0-8122-1655-4 , oclc=42960989 , url=https://archive.org/details/hundredyearswart00sump , url-access=registration
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14th-century French people
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14th-century military history of France
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