Anthony, bastard of Burgundy
Antoine de Bourgogne | |
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Antoine de Bourgogne (1421 – 5 May 1504), known to his contemporaries as the Bastard of Burgundy or Le grand bâtard ("the Great Bastard"), was the natural son (and second child) of
Life
Born in 1421, possibly at
Anthony fought for his father on several campaigns, from at least 1451 onwards, and in 1464 left for a
After the death of his father, Anthony participated in nearly every campaign led by the new duke, his half-brother
In contrast to his rather ascetic younger half-brother Charles, it seems that Anthony inherited his father's sexual proclivities: at the chapter of the
At the disastrous siege of Beauvais in 1472, Antoine reportedly lost his best jewels. In 1475, he was again sent as a diplomat to the King of England, the Duke of Brittany, the Kings of Sicily, Portugal, Aragon and Naples, and to Venice and the Pope, who received him with great honour. In the middle of these travels, he managed to find time to call in at the siege of Neuss, and later that year he participated in the conquest of the Duchy of Lorraine.
In 1476–1477, he fought alongside Charles the Bold at the three great battles of
He was a significant collector of
The young King
Arms
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Arms of Antoine of Burgundy: arms of Bourgogne under Philip III, brisé by a cotice en barre argent.
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Arms of Antoine of Burgundy as painted by Pierre Coustain in St. Salvator's Cathedral in 1478.
Notes
- ^ Richard Vaughan, Philip the Good: The Apogee of Burgundy, (Boydell Press, 2002), 134–135.
- ^ Richard Vaughan, Philip the Good: The Apogee of Burgundy, 386.
- ISBN 1-903973-28-7
References
- Vaughan, Richard. Charles the Bold: The Last Valois Duke of Burgundy. ISBN 0-582-50251-9
- Vaughan, Richard. Philip the Good: The Apogee of Burgundy. ISBN 0-85115-917-6
- Philippe de Commynes. Memoires 1464–1474. Josephe Calmette, 1964.
- Olivier de la Marche. Memoires d'Olivier de la Marche. ed. H. Beaune & J. d'Arbaumont, Paris 1888