Philippe Pot (1428 - 1493), lord of the Rock and Thorey on Ousche, diplomat, knight of the Golden Fleece, Large seneshal of Burgundy.

Biography

It was born in 1428 with the castle from Rochepot, it is the grandson of Régnier Pot, chamberlain of the duke of Burgundy Philippe Bold the, crossed and knight of the Golden Fleece. Its godfather is Philippe the Good, heir to the duchy. That is worth to him to be high at the court of Dijon, then to be high with the rank of first adviser of the duke. He took part in almost all the diplomatic businesses of his time.

The duke Philippe sent it as ambassador to London, where it were used as intermediary for the release of Charles of Orleans, the cousin of the king Charles VII in 1440 (captive since 1415) for 200.000 ecus of gold and the promise to marry Marie de Clèves, the niece of Philippe the Good, in pledge of alliance with France. In 1446, it obtains the hand of Catherine of France for the duke of Charolais, future Charles Bold the. Philippe Pot assists his godfather and in the management of the duchy during 20 years. When Catherine of France dies in 1450, it obtains a new marriage with a princess of France, Isabelle de Bourbon, in accordance with the treaty of Arras. The marriage takes place in 1454. The duke Philippe rewards it by making him gift for Chateauneuf-in-Auxois, in 1457, and with the Ordre of the Golden Fleece in 1461 with the session of Saint-Omer decorates it. In 1464, it gives him the title of great chamberlain, and the fact lord of Lille, Douay and Orchies. The death of Philippe the Good, in 1467, then that of Isabelle de Bourbon the following year, leads it to negotiate the third marriage of Charles Bold the with Margaret of York, against the will of the late duke. In 1468, the marriage seals an alliance between Burgundy and England.

With died of Charles, into 1477, Burgundy is divided between his/her daughter, Marie of Burgundy, and the legitimate heir, Louis XI, king de France. Marie of Burgundy was wary of Philippe Pot, to which it taken the town of Lille. Supports the large ones of Burgundy, whose Philippe Pot, this one allows to limit the possessions of Marie and her Maximilien husband of Austria to the French Netherlands (Traité of Arras). In reward, Louis XI, always avid to attract the fidelity of qualified people, appoints it first adviser, knight of Saint-Michel, governor of the Dolphin Charles (future Charles VIII), and large seneshal of Burgundy. That facilitates much the acceptance of the new domination by small the vassal Burgundian ones.

With died of Louis XI in 1483, Charles VIII is minor, and large kingdom, raises itself behind Louis of Orleans (future Louis XII), and disputes the right to regency of the older sister of the king, Anne de Beaujeu, however named by his father. She joins together the General states with Tours the following year. Philippe Pot is appointed there of the nobility. He pointed out himself for his eloquence and his imposing presence. That been worth the name of to him stops of Cicéron . In its most famous speech, on February 9th, it advances the principle of national sovereignty by denying the right natural of the princes to be controlled. The deputies, in the name of the Nation, decide to rely on wisdom of the king, i.e. with the Regent. Louis of Orleans is put in failure. Anne de Beaujeu felt nevertheless threatened by this speech of almost democratic inspiration, according to which its capacity should be replaced by that of the assembly while waiting for the majority of the king. The General states were quickly dissolved. Philippe Pot nevertheless was maintained in his function of governor of Burgundy until his death, in 1493.

Sources

• http://www.larochepot.com
• http://www.genancestral.com/france/1400/pot_philippe.php
• http://www.monum.fr/tourisme/catalogue/fiche.dml?id=17&lang=fr
• http://www.louvre.fr/llv/musee/visite_virtuelle_detail

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