Sir Jean De Carrouges IV, Chevalier d'Honneur

Sir Jean de Carrouges IV (c. 1330s – 25 September 1396)

Jean was a French knight who governed estates in Normandy as a vassal of Count Pierre d'Alençon.
He was 2nd in command to Count Boucicaut. As well as being named Chevalier d’Honneur (bodyguard) to King Charles VI after winning a treacherous duel. For most of his career he served under the much revered Admiral Jean de Vienne. He engaged in numerous campaigns with the Scots against the Kingdom of England during the Hundred Years War. His final campaign being against the Ottoman Empire during the Crusades in Bulgaria. Loyally following his Admiral to the end as he fell by his side in an unsuccessful bold and final charge. Both men perished in the Battle of Nicopolis.

Carrouges is most renowned for being a participant in the last judicial duel sanctioned by the French King and the Parliament of Paris. In 1386 Carrouges brought public accusations of rape against his erstwhile friend, Jacques Le Gris. These claims being made by Marguerite the wife of Carrouges. The tournament was attended by King Charles VI the Queen and his court as well as the most significant of French nobility. Thousands of Parisian citizens gathered to gawk at the spectacle. The ensuing event became legendary and was spoken of for decades afterwards. Eventually being chronicled by such notable medieval historians as Jean Froissart, Jean Juvénal des Ursins, and Jean de Waurin.

Edited from the Wikipedia page:
by Robert W. Moon

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