Étienne de La Grange
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Étienne de La Grange was a French
politician of the group of counselor
s of kings Charles V
and Charles VI
designated as the Marmousets
by their detractors. He was the brother of Cardinal Jean de La Grange
. Knighted in 1371, he was elected president of the parliament in 1373, where he was a consultant from 1369.
Of his marriage to Marie du Bois, he had a daughter named Jacqueline, married to Jean de Montaigu
who served Charles VI in many functions of the state.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
politician of the group of counselor
Counsel
A counsel or a counselor gives advice, more particularly in legal matters.-U.K. and Ireland:The legal system in England uses the term counsel as an approximate synonym for a barrister-at-law, and may apply it to mean either a single person who pleads a cause, or collectively, the body of barristers...
s of kings Charles V
Charles V of France
Charles V , called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380 and a member of the House of Valois...
and Charles VI
Charles VI of France
Charles VI , called the Beloved and the Mad , was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy...
designated as the Marmousets
Marmousets
The marmousets were counselors to Charles VI of France. Although they were neither princes nor civil servants, they were simply very close to the king. Thanks to this position, they were able to access the highest functions of the state...
by their detractors. He was the brother of Cardinal Jean de La Grange
Jean de la Grange
Jean de La Grange was a French prelate and politician, active during the reigns of Charles V and Charles VI, and an important member of the papal curia at Avignon, at the time of the Western Schism...
. Knighted in 1371, he was elected president of the parliament in 1373, where he was a consultant from 1369.
Of his marriage to Marie du Bois, he had a daughter named Jacqueline, married to Jean de Montaigu
Jean de Montaigu
Jean de Montaigu , Bâtard de France, was an illegitimate son of Charles V of France, and an advisor to his father and also to his half-brother, Charles VI. His mother was Charles V's Italian maîtresse-en-titre, Biette de Cassinel, wife of Gerard de Montaigu the Elder...
who served Charles VI in many functions of the state.
Source
- Le Roux de Lincy, Les femmes célèbres de l'ancienne France: mémoires historiques sur la vie publique et privée des femmes franc̜aises, depuis le cinquième siècle jusq'ua dix-huitième, Leroi (1848), p. 425.