Régnault Girard
See also: Girard
Resulting from an big family poitevine which essaima then in Loire Valley - Girard had the castle of Bazoges as well as splendid the Château of Guignardière to Avrillé - Régnault Girard repurchased in 1430 then rebuilt in 1435 the Tour of Moricq which is built on the old mound Féodal E and on the ruins of the strong Château original - Romance vaults under ground attesting it still today -, whereas he was mayor of La Rochelle since May 1st 1413.
Mission in Scotland
In 1434, Charles VII sent an embassy directed by Régnault Girard, in Scotland, to go to seek the news dolphin E Marguerite, in order to promise in marriage it to the future Louis XI, and also two thousand men-at-arms to support the king in his fight against the English.The file of the embassy remained new in a late copy with the National library of France. It is about the report/ratio of Regnault Girard itself, which mixes diplomatic documents and account, which makes all the richness of it. This relation reveals a careful ambassador who carries out the orders of Charles VII, the preparations of the sea journey (departure and return with the La Rochelle), hazardous navigation, the ritual ones of reception, the difficulties of the stay and the negotiations in Scotland because of the tergiversations of Jacques {{Ier}}, but which leave time for “tourist” visits, finally success. It is a rich document for the diplomatic history and of the voyages which deserves to be published.
Thus, he tells that he had brought like present “a soft mule”, considered as “a very strange animal” - because there was not at that time in Scotland - like six barrels from wine and three of Châtaigne S, Poire S, and Pomme S because there were few fruits in these Scandinavian regions.
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