LeRoy, Martin Mathurin
Birth: 1384 Villeneuve, France
Death: 1 April 1453 Villeneuve, France
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Martin LeRoy was born in 1384. Before 1416 he was a Maitre d'Hôtel for John of France, Duke of Berry (1340-1416). Unlike his brothers Charles V, Louis of Anjou, and Philip the Bold, John of France, Duke of Berry, the third son of John the Good and Bona of Luxemburg, never played a major role in the political history of the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, although his elder brother and his nephew Charles VI often entrusted him with important governmental duties.
This great lord, refined and fond of luxury, like all the princes of the Valois line, seemed to have no more consuming passion than the embellishment of his various residences, especially the hôtel de Nesles in Paris and the château of Mehun-sur-Yèvre in Berry, which he filled, as Charles V had done at the Louvre and Vincennes, with the most fabulous art collections of the age. He transformed a defensive fortress into a luxurious residence pleasure of Gothic inspiration, with the most sumptuous sets of the day. The site was prodigious, he started from the back of the Prince of the English captivity in 1367, and extended until his death in 1416, but Jean de Berry can not see the end of the work.
Three detailed inventories drawn up between 1403 and John's death in 1416, give some idea of these incredibly rich collections, which included tapestries, reliquaries wrought of silver, gold, and ivory, fabulous gems, and precious manuscripts.
The duke's last days were shrouded in grief after the French defeat at Agincourt.
- Jacques LeRoy, Seigneur De Villeneuve
- Lady ________, Seigneur De France
Siblings:
- Louis LeRoy
- Thierry LeRoy
- Jacqueline LeRoy
- Marie LeRoy
Spouse:
- Bienvenue Lallemand 1390-
Children:
- Thierry LeRoy 1428-1501
Martin LeRoy was born in 1384. Before 1416 he was a Maitre d'Hôtel for John of France, Duke of Berry (1340-1416). Unlike his brothers Charles V, Louis of Anjou, and Philip the Bold, John of France, Duke of Berry, the third son of John the Good and Bona of Luxemburg, never played a major role in the political history of the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, although his elder brother and his nephew Charles VI often entrusted him with important governmental duties.
This great lord, refined and fond of luxury, like all the princes of the Valois line, seemed to have no more consuming passion than the embellishment of his various residences, especially the hôtel de Nesles in Paris and the château of Mehun-sur-Yèvre in Berry, which he filled, as Charles V had done at the Louvre and Vincennes, with the most fabulous art collections of the age. He transformed a defensive fortress into a luxurious residence pleasure of Gothic inspiration, with the most sumptuous sets of the day. The site was prodigious, he started from the back of the Prince of the English captivity in 1367, and extended until his death in 1416, but Jean de Berry can not see the end of the work.
Three detailed inventories drawn up between 1403 and John's death in 1416, give some idea of these incredibly rich collections, which included tapestries, reliquaries wrought of silver, gold, and ivory, fabulous gems, and precious manuscripts.
The duke's last days were shrouded in grief after the French defeat at Agincourt.