Tard-Venus
Tard-Venus (French, "latecomers") were
History
When the
In Champagne, they captured the castle of Joinville, seizing a considerable amount of booty for ransom. They roamed and looted the Champagne region and devastated the bishoprics of Langres, Toul and Verdun, and then penetrated Burgundy supported by some Burgundian knights and squires.
After settling around Besançon, Dijon and Beaune, they took and plundered
In all there may have been 15,000 men in these groups.[citation needed] The most powerful captains included:
- Seguin de Badefol, at the head of 2,000 mercenaries
- Talbart Talbardon
- Guiot du Pin
- Frank Hennequin
- Camus Bour
- Bour Lesparre
- Bour Breteuil
- Naudon de Bageran
- Lamit
- Hagre of 'Escot
- Ourri the German
- Bernard de la Salle
- Robert Briquet
- Amanieu Ortigue Garciot Castel
- Guyonnet Pau
- Bascot de Mauléon
- Petit Meschin
In mid-Lent all these groups turned towards the rich
.After their victory, the bands turned to looting the district.
On 3 June 1362, this army was defeated by 400
With starvation beginning to take in Avignon, Pope Innocent VI preached a crusade against the robbers, but failing to pay these Crusaders many returned home, but some joined the ranks of the bandits.
The complete failure of the crusade forced Innocent VI to give to French King John II, 60,000 gold florins to pay off the brigands and take them to Italy. Key leaders of the band enlist to serve
Seguin Badefol holding the city of
References
- ^ Marie-Nicolas Bouillet et Alexis Chassang (dir.), « Tard-Venus » dans Dictionnaire universel d’histoire et de géographie, 1878.
- ^ Les Chroniques de Jehan Froissart.
- ^ Également écrit Jean de Grôlé ou Jean de Groslée