Tristan l'Hermite
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See also François Tristan l'Hermite
Tristan l'Hermite was a French
political and military figure of the late Middle Ages
.
He was provost
of the marshals of the King's household under Louis XI of France
, which gave him enormous power in the Intrigues and plots that characterized that king's 22-year reign.
The mystique surrounding his name caused the 17th-century French poet and playwright François l'Hermite
to take his name as a pseudonym
.
He appears as a figure in Victor Hugo
's Notre-Dame de Paris
and Walter Scott's Quentin Durward
.
François Tristan l'Hermite
François l'Hermite was a French dramatist who wrote under the name Tristan l'Hermite. He was born at the Château de Soliers in the Haute Marche....
Tristan l'Hermite was a French
France in the Middle Ages
France in the Middle Ages covers an area roughly corresponding to modern day France, from the death of Louis the Pious in 840 to the middle of the 15th century...
political and military figure of the late Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
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He was provost
Provost Marshal
The Provost Marshal is the officer in the armed forces who is in charge of the military police .There may be a Provost Marshal serving at many levels of the hierarchy and he may also be the public safety officer of a military installation, responsible for the provision of fire, gate security, and...
of the marshals of the King's household under Louis XI of France
Louis XI of France
Louis XI , called the Prudent , was the King of France from 1461 to 1483. He was the son of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou, a member of the House of Valois....
, which gave him enormous power in the Intrigues and plots that characterized that king's 22-year reign.
The mystique surrounding his name caused the 17th-century French poet and playwright François l'Hermite
François Tristan l'Hermite
François l'Hermite was a French dramatist who wrote under the name Tristan l'Hermite. He was born at the Château de Soliers in the Haute Marche....
to take his name as a pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
.
He appears as a figure in Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
's Notre-Dame de Paris
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1831. The French title refers to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, on which the story is centered.-Background:...
and Walter Scott's Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward is a historical novel by Walter Scott, first published in 1823. The story concerns a Scottish archer in the service of the French King Louis XI ....
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