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Chevalier De Bayard
Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (c. 1476 – 30 April 1524) was a French knight and military leader at the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard. Throughout the centuries since his death, he has been known as "the knight without fear and beyond reproach" (''le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche''). He himself preferred the name given him by his contemporaries for his gaiety and kindness, ''"le bon chevalier"'' ("the good knight"). Appearance and personality In his portrait by Jacques de Mailles, his squire and biographer, Bayard appears as man with a sharp and pale face, with brown hair, a long nose and two attentive and bright eyes. Jacques writes that Bayard, small in stature as a child, grew considerably during adolescence; this is supported by modern studies of his skull which hypothesize that he had reached , an above-average height for his time. The French historian Aymar du Rivail described him as "courte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château Bayard
The Château Bayard is a castle in the ''commune'' of Pontcharra in the ''département'' of Isère (Rhône-Alpes, France), and dominates the valley of Grésivaudan in the Dauphiné Alps. Château Bayard has been listed as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture since 1915. Château de Bayard (ruines) The castle has housed the Bayard museum since 1975; it presents the life and the myth of Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, the famous "knight without fear and without reproach" (french: le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche). History Originally, the Château Bayard was just a fortified manor house. In the feudal age, only a Lord could own a castle. Pierre Terrail, first of the name and great-grandfather of the renowned knight, was vice-lord of the lord of Avallon. It has always been important since the castle has been built and restored, that it stay clean. Starting in 1404, Pierre Terrail undertook the construction of his residence in a place called Bayar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
