Geoffroy Cœur (, , ''Geoffroi'', ''Godfredus Cordis''; died 1488) was a French nobleman and son of the famously wealthy merchant and businessman
Jacques Cœur by his wife Macée de Léodepart. He was baron of Saint-Fargeau and lord of La Chaussee, Angerville, Beaumont, and Géronville, as well as cupbearer of
Louis XI
Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the 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 revolt known as the ...
.
In 1463 he married Isabeau, daughter of Jean Bureau, lord of Montglas and la Houssaye-en-Brie and master of artillery under Charles VII.
Geoffroy, by Letters Patent of
Charles VII (1457) and more complete restitution under Louis XI, was able to recover a part of his father's vast property (and rehabilitate his memory). However, legal proceedings over the lands acquired by
Antoine de Chabannes
Antoine de Chabannes (1408–1488), from 1439 Counts of Dammartin, Count of Dammartin (with a gap in 1463–1465), was a significant military and political figure of 15th-century France. An indefatigable fighter, during his long career he joined ...
would not conclude until 1489, with negotiations between Isabeau and Chabannes' son.
Despite being commonly referred to as the ''Maison de Jacques Cœur,'' the house on the ''Rue des Archives'' in Paris is generally viewed as more likely having been built or acquired by Geoffroy.
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15th-century French nobility
Cup-bearers
1488 deaths