François de Mandelot
François de Mandelot | |
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seigneur de Pacy | |
Born | c. 1529 |
Died | 11 November 1588 |
François de Mandelot, seigneur de Pacy (c. 1529-11 November 1588)
In 1571 Mandelot found himself further elevated, as Nemours resigned from the governorship in his favour, a practice that had been largely prohibited in the early sixteenth century. In this position Mandelot was thrust into a crisis as order collapsed in France in the wake of the
Under Henri III, Mandelot found himself in conflict with one of the kings mignons the
Reign of Charles IX
Prior to becoming a governor Mandelot was one of an increasing number of nobles who had fought a duel to resolve a private dispute.[2]
In his capacity of lieutenant-general of the Lyonnais, Mandelot pursued the aim of creating a larger levy for the governate, raised a large forced loan from Lyon He used the revenues to expand the mercenary force living in the Lyonnais from 1000 men to 1500 in 1569.[3]
Rise to governor
In 1571
Massacre of Saint Bartholomew
Lyon first received news of the events unfolding in Paris on 27 August when word arrived of the
With word reaching court that the severed head of Gaspard II de Coligny was being sent to Rome, Charles IX wrote to Mandelot to that effect. Mandelot replied that an agent of the Guise had recently passed through the town, but that as he had not yet received the recent orders he had not stopped him, or enquired as to any trophies he may be carrying.[11]
Though he did not endorse the massacre, offering a reward for those who handed in the perpetrators, Mandelot was not a friend to the Protestant community of Lyon.[12] In collaboration with the commissioners sent to enforce the various peace edicts that brought the civil wars of the 1560s and 1570s to an end he sought to repress and reduce the size of the community.[13]
Citadel of Lyon
As Henri III increasingly turned to a new generation of men as his favourites, one of them Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette decided to buy the office of governor of the citadel of Lyon from its occupant, installing one of his clients, Aimar de Poiseau in the role in 1584. Mandelot and the échevins of Lyon reacted with horror, writing to the king that it would allow its controller to surprise the town and betray the king simultaneously. After much campaigning they succeeded in removing Poiseau from the office.[14]
Ligue and death
In his final years Mandelot complained bitterly that he had penured and indebted himself in his loyal service of the crown.
Sources
- Baird, Henry (1880). History of the Rise of the Huguenots: Vol 2 of 2. Hodder & Stoughton.
- Harding, Robert (1978). Anatomy of a Power Elite: the Provincial Governors in Early Modern France. Yale University Press.
- Jouanna, Arlette (2007). The St Bartholomew's Day Massacre: The Mysteries of a Crime of State. Manchester University Press.
- Jouanna, Arlette (1998). Histoire et Dictionnaire des Guerres de Religion. Bouquins.
- Mingous, Gautier (2020). "Forging Memory: The Aftermath of the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre in Lyon". French History. 34 (4).
- Salmon, J.H.M (1975). Society in Crisis: France during the Sixteenth Century. Metheun & Co.
References
- ^ Harding 1978, p. 225.
- ^ Harding 1978, p. 78.
- ^ Harding 1978, p. 104.
- ^ Harding 1978, p. 126.
- ^ Mingous 2020, p. 438.
- ^ Salmon 1975, p. 187.
- ^ Jouanna 2007, p. 144.
- ^ Jouanna 1998, p. 204.
- ^ Baird 1880, pp. 514–515.
- ^ Mingous 2020, p. 443.
- ^ Jouanna 2007, p. 79.
- ^ Mingous 2020, p. 445.
- ^ Harding 1978, p. 198.
- ^ Harding 1978, p. 124.
- ^ Harding 1978, p. 158.
- ^ Salmon 1975, p. 253.