Philippe, known as 'the Bold', duke of Burgundy (1342 - 1404), fourth son of Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. The duke of Burgundy was a prominent figure in the government of France during the reign of his nephew Charles VI, especially after 1392 when the king began to suffer from recurring bouts of insanity that gave the dukes of Berry and Burgundy the opportunity to seize power from Charles VI's trusted administrators, known as the Marmousets. Philippe married Margaret de Male, countess of Flanders, and this marriage eventually not only reunited the duchy of Burgundy with the 'free' counties of Burgundy and Artois, but also brought the wealthy counties of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel under the control of the duke of Burgundy. Thus this marriage alliance, and the consequent marriages of the duke of Burgundy's children, created the basis for the Grand Duchy of the West, a quasi-independent state rather than a mere fief of the French crown.
Philippe, known as 'the Bold', duke of Burgundy (1342 - 1404), fourth son of Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. The duke of Burgundy was a prominent figure in the government of France during the reign of his nephew Charles VI, especially after 1392 when the king began to suffer from recurring bouts of insanity that gave the dukes of Berry and Burgundy the opportunity to seize power from Charles VI's trusted administrators, known as the Marmousets. Philippe married Margaret de Male, countess of Flanders, and this marriage eventually not only reunited the duchy of Burgundy with the 'free' counties of Burgundy and Artois, but also brought the wealthy counties of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel under the control of the duke of Burgundy. Thus this marriage alliance, and the consequent marriages of the duke of Burgundy's children, created the basis for the Grand Duchy of the West, a quasi-independent state rather than a mere fief of the French crown.
bien a point. Or est il heureux que li roys Charles de
France est mort et que il y a I jeune roy en France ou gouvernement de son oncle le duc de Bourgoigne, qui le men ra
et ployera du tout a sa voulenté. Car, ensi comme de l’osier que on
ploye jeune autour de son doy, et, quant elle est aa gee, on n’en peut faire
sa voulenté, ensi est il dou jeune roy de France et sera, si comme je croy. Car
il est de si bonne vou lenté, et si se desire a faire et a armer, si croira son oncle de Bourgoingne, quant il lui remonstrera
bien sçavoit que
ses trois chevaliers n’estoient mie fors asséz de resi ster contre la poissance de Flandrez, se il veno ient la pour mettre le siege, ensi que on esperoit
que ossi feroient il hastivement. Adont, pour rafreschir la ville d’Audenarde et
repour veoir de toutez choses, li contez appella messire Daniel de
Halluuin et lui dist : "Daniel, vous en yrés en Audenarde, je vous en fays cappitaine,
et ayés de vostre route
C et L lancez de boines gens d’armes, cent arbalestriers et
IIC gros var
letz a lances et a pavois. Si sonnier de la
garnison, car je vous en charge feable ment, et le faittes hastivement pourveoir
de bles, d’avaines, de chars sallees et de vins par noz bons
amis et voisins de Tournay. Il ne nous faulront point sceloncq
nostre espoir." "Monseigneur," respondi li chevaliers, "a vostre ordonnance tout sera fait, et je en prans le faix et la paine de la garde d’Audenarde liement, ne ja mal n’y aviendra par moy ne par
ma songne." "Je le sçai bien," dist li contes.
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temps puissedi que messires Daniel de Halluin, establis capitaine
souverain d’Audenarde, s’en vint, a toute la charge que avoir
deubt et que baillie lui fu depar le conte, bouter de dans la ville d’Audenarde, dont ceulx qui y estoient furent tous resjoys. Et y en trerent le XVIIe jour dou moys de may et s’y
tinrent toute la saison tres honnou rablement, ensi que vous orréz recorder avant
en l’istoire. Avoec messire Daniel de Halluuin estoient de gens d’armes messires Loÿs et messires Ghillebers de Lieureghien, messires Jehans
de Helle, messires Florens
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