Jean Ier Meingre

See also: Jean Ier, Boucicaut

Jean I er Meingre , known as Boucicaut , Marshal of France

He was originating in Touraine. As of its more young age, it was useful in Gascogne and Flanders with glare. In June 1340, Jean Ier Meingre accompanies forwarding by the duke of Normandy Jean (the future Jean II the Good), oldest son of the King de France Philippe VI of Valois, which, with the head of an army, tries to convince the town of Valencian to join itself king de France. Initially pushed back by the Residents of Valenciennes, the French are then attacked and abused by Gerard de Verchain, Sénéchal of Hainaut. A French troop, led by Guillaume de Craon, attacks and undoubtedly damages the “Tower of Maing” (the Castle of the Meadows), then passes the the Scheldt to Prouvy and leaves to attack Trith. Once again the Seneshal of Hainaut leaves Valencians to carry help to people of Trith. He there meets and captures Jean Ier Meingre, future Boucicaut Marshal, whom he brings back captive in Valencians.

Called the Brave man , it accepted the load of Marshal of France in 1356. By letters given to Meaux the May 22nd 1358 by the Dolphin Charles Wise the, it is named lieutenant-general of the Poitou, of Touraine, Saintonge jointly with Guillaume VII, lord de Parthenay.

It was one of the negotiators of the Traité of Brétigny, signed with the king of England the May 8th 1360, and accompanied the king Charles V in his voyage by Avignon in 1362.

Boucicaut removed with the king de Navarre, Charles the Bad, the towns of Mantes and Meulan. It took share with forwarding against the Grandes companies, and replaced Bertrand of Guesclin in the command of the troops of Normandy.

The January 8th 1362, it had to assist, impotent, with the rendering of the town of Cahors to the lieutenant of king d' Angleterre, Chandos.

He died in Dijon the March 15th 1367 and was buried in the collegiate church of Saint Martin's day de Tours, in the vault of his family.

Fabulous character, one of the last true valiant knights knights, Jean Ier Meingre, left us some treasures in the form of illuminations: the “ Hours of Boucicaut ” preserved at the Jacquemart-Gielé Museum, as well as an interesting literary work: The “ Livre of make of Lord Boucicaut ”, dating from the whole beginning of the 15th century.

His/her son, Jean II Meingre (1366 - 1421), also called Boucicaut , will be in his turn Marshal of France.

Its other wire, Geoffroy Meingre was Gouverneur of the Dauphiné, after many more or less glorious adventures, like the seat of the Palais of the Pope Benoît {{Rom|XIII}}, Pedro de Luna, with Avignon to be made grant great fields but more especially within the framework of the subtraction of obedience of France the papacy of Avignon.

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