Jacques of Beaune

Jacques of Beaune , baron of Semblançay as from 1516, was born with Tours towards 1445.

Beginning its career with the service from finances of the king under Louis XI, it climbs little by little the levels under Charles VIII then Louis XII until being named Surintendant of finances in 1518 by François I {{er}}. Jacques of Beaune east personally to the head of a considerable fortune. It was made build several Château X of which the house of cards to Ballan-Reflected and the castle of Semblançay.

Its rise will know a term following a disagreement with the queen mother Louise of Savoy. Indeed, in 1522 France is committed in the 6 {{E}} war of Italy and it loses the Milanese following the destruction of the French Army with the Shack. The king is informed that the defeat is related to the demobilization of part of its troops which had not received their balance. The king asks for his Minister for Finance of explain to him where the 400.000 ecus passed which were intended for the army of Italy. This one acknowledges to have given them to Louise of Savoy which required this sum in refunding of a credit that it had towards the crown. The queen mother will never forgive him this denunciation and on its instigation, the March 11th 1524, a commission is named to examine its accounts.

With resulting from a discussed judgment, the January 27th 1525, Jacques of Beaune is recognized creditor of François Ier for 910.000 books. Jacques of Beaune withdraws himself in his ground of Ballan, but at the time of a voyage to Paris, in January 1527, it is stopped and put at the Bastille. The August 9th 1527 it is condemned to be hung with the Gibet de Montfaucon. The August 12th 1527 after having vainly waited its thanks to the foot of the gibet, it is hung. The torment of Semblançay inspired a famous epigram with Clément Marot, poem which appears in its Adolescence Clementine

When Maillart, judge of Hell, menoit

In Monfaulcon Samblançay the heart to return,

With your advis, which of both tenoit

Better maintenance? For making you hear,

Maillard sembloit man which dead will take

And Samblançay was so firm vieillart

That one cuydoit, for vray, that it menast to hang to

In Montfaulcon lieutenant Maillart.

It was rehabilitated thereafter and it appeared that the king owed him in fact of money large sums, which had been able to contribute to its elimination.

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Biography on the site of the Committee for the economic and financial history of France

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