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Georges de La Trémoille
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c. 1382
Died:
May 6, 1446
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Georges de La Trémoille

French noble
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Georges de La TrĂ©moille (born c. 1382—died May 6, 1446) was a powerful lord who exercised considerable influence over Charles VII of France.

At first allied with the duke of Burgundy in the power struggle that continued for many years during Charles VI’s madness, La TrĂ©moille switched his loyalty when the rival faction, the Armagnacs, came into power in 1413. He was a member of the pleasure-loving group that surrounded the dauphin, Louis (d. 1415), and then the queen, Isabella of Bavaria. In 1416 he married Jeanne, the widow of Jean de France, Duke de Berry, who died about 1423.

In 1427, with the help of the Constable de Richemont, La TrĂ©moille had King Charles VII’s favourite, Pierre de Giac, kidnapped and drowned; he then married Giac’s widow, Catherine (who was probably an accessory), and took Giac’s place on the king’s council. Named grand chamberlain of France, he soon forced the Constable de Richemont to leave court.

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France, at war with the English, was itself divided. The duke of Burgundy had allied himself with the English in 1419; Charles VII, although nominally king since 1422, was not consecrated until 1429, after Joan of Arc’s advent. La TrĂ©moille seems to have played a pernicious role during Joan of Arc’s campaigns, obstructing her influence with the king and attempting to obtain a treaty with the duke of Burgundy for his personal advantage. His influence was undoubtedly a factor in the king’s failure to obtain Joan’s release after her capture at CompiĂšgne in 1430.

La TrĂ©moille’s actions eventually caused his downfall; in 1433 he was wounded and kidnapped by de Richemont, who released him for ransom only after he had agreed to absent himself from court. Retired to his estates, he made Poitou a centre of discontent. In 1440 he joined the Praguerie, a revolt protesting the king’s reforms (so called by analogy with an earlier uprising in Prague). Pardoned with the rest of the nobles, La TrĂ©moille eventually returned to court shortly before his death.

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