Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet (c. 1488 – February 24, 1525) was a French soldier. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
The younger brother of Artus Gouffier, seigneur de Boisy, tutor of Francis I of France, Bonnivet was brought up with Francis, and after the young king's accession he became one of the most powerful of the royal favourites. Francis I (September 12 1494 &ndash March 31 1547 was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547 In 1515 he was made admiral of France. The title Admiral of France is one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France, the naval equivalent of Marshal of France. In the imperial election of 1519 he superintended the candidature of Francis, and spent vast sums of money in his efforts to secure votes, but without success. An implacable enemy of the Constable de Bourbon, he contributed to the downfall of the latter. Charles III of Bourbon-Montpensier Eighth Duke of Bourbon ( February 17 1490 &ndash May 6, 1527 in Rome) was Count of Montpensier In command of the army of Navarre in 1521, he occupied Fuenterrabia and was probably responsible for the renewal of hostilities resulting from its not being restored. Hondarribia ("sand ford" in Basque, also known by its Spanish adaptation Fuenterrabía or the French one Fontarabie) is a town situated
Bonnivet succeeded Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, in 1523, as commander of the army of Italy and entered the Milanese, but was defeated and forced to effect a disastrous retreat, in which the chevalier Bayard perished. Odet de Foix Vicomte de Lautrec (1485 &ndash August 15, 1528) was a French military leader The Army of Italy (Armée d'Italie was a Field army of the French Army stationed on the Italian border and used for operations in Italy itself Pierre Terrail seigneur de Bayard (1476 &ndash 30 April, 1524) was a French soldier generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard. He was afterwards one of the principal commanders of the army which Francis led into Italy at the end of 1524, and died at the Battle of Pavia.
Brantôme says that the Battle of Pavia was fought at Bonnivet's instigation, and that, seeing the disaster he had caused, he deliberately sought a heroic death. Pierre de Bourdeille seigneur (and abbé) de Brantôme (c 1540 &ndash 15 July 1614) was a French Historian and In spite of his failures as a general and diplomat, his good looks and brilliant wit enabled him to retain the intimacy and confidence of his king. He followed a licentious lifestyle. According to Brantôme, he was the successful rival of the king for the favours of Madame de Châteaubriant, and if, as is thought, he was the hero of the fourth story of the Heptameron, Marguerite d'Angoulême was also courted by him. Françoise de Foix Comtesse de Châteaubriant (c 1495 &ndash October 16 1537) was a mistress of Francis I of France. The Heptameron is a collection of 72 short stories written in French by Marguerite of Navarre (1492-1549 Marguerite de Navarre ( April 11, 1492 &ndash December 21, 1549) also known as Marguerite of Angouleme and Margaret
Bonnivet's correspondence may be found in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris; the complete works of Brantôme, vol. iii. , are another primary source.
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