Jean de la Clite ( French: Jean de la Clite ), or Jan van den Clyte ( Dutch Jan van den Clyte ; d. September 13, 1443, Commine ) - Senor de Commine, Flemish nobleman, Burgundy military leader and statesman, knight of the order Golden Fleece , Uncle Philippe de Commin .
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| Successor | Colard II de la Cleatus | ||||||
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| Death | September 13, 1443 Commin | ||||||
| Kind | House de la Clit | ||||||
| Father | Kolar I de la Cleatus | ||||||
| Mother | Jeanne de Vazieres | ||||||
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Son of Colard I de la Clit and Jeanne de Wazières, ladies de Commin.
He was in the military and administrative service of the Dukes of Burgundy. In 1409 he served in the Flemish detachment in Paris, in 1415 he was captured at Agincourt , and released for ransom. In 1417 he participated in the campaign of Jean the Fearless in Paris.
In 1419-1420 he participated in the siege of Krepi, was present at the conclusion of the Anglo-Burgundian union in Troyes. In 1421 he participated in the battle of Mons-en-Vimeux . In 1423 he was appointed the supreme ball of Flanders; in 1426-1427 he took part in the siege of Zevenbergen and Kassel . January 10, 1430 was one of the first 24 knights founded by Philip III of the Good Order of the Golden Fleece , in the same year participated in the siege of Compiegne, where Joan of Arc was captured [1] .
In 1436 he participated in the siege of Calais . The Flemish communes accused him, along with his brother Kolar II of treason, and sentenced him to exile. The Duke of Burgundy stood up for his knights, but the Duke de Bourbon added his voice to the accusations of the Flemings, accusing Jean of killing his relative Jacques II de Bourbon-Preo . It happened in Piacenza in 1429, and Jean Gerson claimed that Bourbon was killed by relatives of the girl, whom he promised to marry, but deceived. People investigating this case arrived in Burgundy to find out if this woman was a relative of Jean de la Clit, and whether he visited Piacenza in the late 1420s [2] .
Ultimately, the case was dismissed, but received such resonance that Jean was forced to leave the post of high bali transferred to his brother [3] .
In 1440 he participated in the suppression of the uprising in Bruges . He died in 1443, was buried in a church in Kommin. His grave was found in the ruins of this church, destroyed during the First World War .
Family
1st wife: Jeanne de Guistel (d. 1431), daughter of Jean VI de Guistel, captain-general of Flanders, and Jeanne de Chatillon.
A son:
- Jean II de la Clit (d. 1475), seigneur de Commine. Wife: Joan of D'Estutville, Dame de Beaumont
2nd wife (1433) Jeanne de Prér (d. After 1449), the widow of Jean, the lord de Nevel and de Fossaud.
Notes
- ↑ Kervyn de Lettenhove, p. 43
- ↑ Kervyn de Lettenhove, p. 43–44
- ↑ Kervyn de Lettenhove believed that this case would be worth investigating, and cited several considerations (Kervyn de Lettenhove, p. 43–44)
Literature
- Kervyn de Lettenhove J. Lettres et négociations de Philippe de Commines. TI - Brussels: Devaux et cie, 1867
- Les chevaliers de l'ordre de la Toison d'or au XVe siècle. Notices bio-bibliographiques. - Frankfurt: Verlag Peter Lang, 2000. - ISBN 3-631-36017-7