La Trémoille, Georges de

La Trémoille or La Trimouille, Georges de (zhôrzh də lä trāmoi`yə or trēm

`yə), c.1385–1446, favorite of King Charles VII of France, sometime chamberlain to John the Fearless John the Fearless, 1371–1419, duke of Burgundy (1404–19); son of Philip the Bold . He fought against the Turks at Nikopol in 1396 and was a prisoner for a year until he was ransomed.
..... Click the link for more information. of Burgundy. He was captured by the English at Agincourt (1415) during the Hundred Years War. He later served as a mediator between John the Fearless and the dauphin, Charles VII. Having become Charles's favorite after the murder of Pierre de Giac (1427), he attempted to undermine the influence of Joan of Arc on the king. Overthrown (1433) by a coalition under Constable de Richemont (Arthur III Arthur III, 1394–1458, duke of Brittany (1457–58), known before 1457 as comte de Richemont, constable of France in the Hundred Years War. He led the coalition that overthrew Georges de La Trémoille , and by the Treaty of Arras (1435) he reconciled
..... Click the link for more information. of Brittany), he joined the Praguerie Praguerie (prägərē`), 1440, revolt against King Charles VII of France, so called in allusion to the Hussite uprising in Prague.
..... Click the link for more information. (1440) but was later pardoned.