Maixent Poitevin (a.k.a. Maixent de La Bidollière), was a 16th Century French
squire
In the Middle Ages, a squire was the shield- or armour-bearer of a knight.
Use of the term evolved over time. Initially, a squire served as a knight's apprentice. Later, a village leader or a lord of the manor might come to be known as a ...
and
jurist.
Barrister and alderman (avocat and ) of
Poitiers in
Poitou
Poitou (, , ; ; Poitevin: ''Poetou'') was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. Both Poitou and Poitiers are named after the Pictones Gallic tribe.
Geography
The main historical cities are Poitiers (historical c ...
,
France
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since September 9, 1559, he eventually became mayor of the town in 1564. He served two one-year terms.
But he had gone down in history for his role as the town's when it was
besieged in 1569 during the
French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion is the term which is used in reference to a period of civil war between French Catholics and Protestants, commonly called Huguenots, which lasted from 1562 to 1598. According to estimates, between two and four mi ...
- his idea of overflowing the
Clain
The Clain (; oc, Clen, link=yes) is a long river in western France, a left tributary of the river Vienne. Its source is near Hiesse, Charente.
The Clain flows generally north, through the following departments and towns:
*Charente
* Vienne: ...
allowed Catholics to keep the city under control.
La Bidollière, died after 1595, was brother of the poet .
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People from Poitiers
16th-century French people
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