Pierre d'ALENCON. 1340-1404. Nephew of King Philip VI, sent - Lot 88

Pierre d'ALENCON. 1340-1404. Nephew of King Philip VI, sent as hostage to England for King John in 1360. P.S. in his name "for Mons. le conte". Argenthan, October 18, 1397. Oblong vellum (31.5 x 21 cm). Document from Pierre comte d'Alençon, seigneur de Fougère and vicomte de Beaumont, then lieutenant general of the king (Charles V) in Normandy. In 1378, the King of Navarre (Charles le mauvais) once again conspired against Charles V, who decided to expel him from his lands in Normandy; "(...) En l'an de grâce mil CCC LXX VIII en moys de juing eus testé mis sus par Monseigneur le Roy un aide a estre levé en pays de Normandie pour le paiement des gens d'armes et arbalestriers qui pour lors estaient sur le dit pais pour remettre en l'obéissance de mondit Seigneur les forteresses du Roy de Navarre estans en y celui païs (...) parçà la rivière de Dyve (...). For the maintenance and payment of these men-at-arms, it was decided to raise 1,500 livres tournois from the tax levied in Normandy by Raoul Campion, and Pierre d'Alençon advanced a third of this aid in money. After accounts had been drawn up with all collectors and receivers, including Jean Abot, receiver in Alençon, and Michiel de La Fosse, receiver for the Caen region, the Count received compensation of 404 livres 10 sous tournois, "which sum, as we have seen from our accounts, we, both for our said third part and for the other expenses mentioned above, confess to having received (...) and for the said cause, of which we hold the right to claim (...).) and for the aforesaid cause of which we are well paid and satisfied (...). " Former Charavay collection (Roux-Devillas)