Armagnacs

See also: Armagnac

The Armagnacs were at the 15th century one of the two parties which were opposed in a Civil war in France. Their adversaries were the Bourguignons .

At the origin the conflict opposed the duke of Burgundy, Jean without Peur with Louis Duc of Orleans. Following the madness of Charles VI, France is controlled by a council of regency chaired by the queen Isabeau since 1393. The queen is poor policy, and the most influential member of the council is the duke of Burgundy (Philippe Bold the) which is the uncle of the king.

Formation of the party

Philippe Bold the dies in 1404, and his/her son Jean without Peur has much less influence. On the other hand Louis of Orleans (the brother of the king) goes up in power (he would be the lover of the queen). The tension goes up between the parties of Orleans and Burgundy. Louis of Orleans prevents the duke of Burgundy from carrying out a territorial continuity between Flandres and Burgundy by buying in gagère Luxembourg. Then, it makes to évincer the partisans of the duke of Burgundy within the council of regency. On his side, Jean without Peur threatens Paris in 1405. This intimidation sufficient step, it decides to make assassinate its rival in 1407. Following this assassination, the partisans of the duke of Orleans join with Bernard VII of Armagnac, count d' Armagnac, father-in-law of his successor Charles of Orleans. At the time of the weddings between Charles of Orleans and the girl of Bernard VII of Armagnac, it is formed in Gien a league against the duke of Burgundy and his partisans, whom enter, in addition to the duke of Orleans and his father-in-law, the dukes of Berry, Bourbon and Brittany, the counts d' Alençon and of Clermont (April 15th, 1410): the party of Armagnac.

See the article on the Civil war between Armagnacs and Burgundian

End of the Armagnacs

At the end of the civil war (Treated of Arras in 1435), the party of the Armagnacs does not have any more a raison d'être and disappears. The committed mercenaries continue to devastate cities and countryside. They are generally called Écorcheurs (see this article), but also Armagnacs in the East of France.

Principal Armagnacs

  • Bernard of Saint-Mount (1375? - 1419), baron of Saint-Mount to see Family of Saint-Mount

Internal bonds

The House of Armagnac

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