Philibert Berthelier (Geneva patriot)
Philibert Berthelier (c. 1465 – August 23, 1519), often known just as Berthelier, was a
Rebellion against the Duke of Savoy
In 1513, the Duke of Savoy nominated his cousin as
Trial and execution
Berthelier was arrested by the bishop's soldiers on August 23, 1519, and was tried for treason against the Duke of Savoy. For the purpose of the trial, the bishop circumvented the laws of the land that required trial by the Grand Council established in 1457 and appointed a former dentist named Jean Desbois as a special judge. After a summary trial held on the same day, Berthelier was found guilty and was sentenced to death by beheading. The sentence was carried out on the same day.
Legacy
In the grounds of the church that stands beside the Domaine de Chateauvieux in the village of Peney, overlooking the Rhone near Geneva, there is a small plaque erected in 1986 to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the Reformation. This refers to the Castle of Peney as the 'ancient fief of Philibert Berthelier'. After the Reformation was declared Peney Castle was a stronghold of Catholicism and was destroyed by the Genevans in 1536. On the site now stands the Domaine de Chateauvieux, a luxury hotel and restaurant which has a brief historical account of the castle in English.
Berthelier had a
References
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Berthelier". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.
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