Georges de la Trémoille (c. 1382 – 1446) was the Count of Guînes from 1398 to his death and a member of the Templar Order.
Biography
On 6 March 1429, upon being introduced to Jeanne d'Arc by the Dauphin Charles, de la Trémoille was initially highly skeptical of her and doubted her claim of being the prophesied Maid of Lorraine. When Jeanne announced she had she things to tell to Charles only, de la Trémoille mockingly stated that if she was sent by God then surely her words were for everyone. With saying that everyone had secrets, Jeanne shut him down.[1]
At some point following this, de la Trémoille formed an alliance with Philip III of Burgundy, and the English regent, John, Duke of Bedford. Together they worked towards peace.[2]
In August in Compiègne, de la Trémoille was present for discussions with the newly coronated Charles VII. Some were attended to by Jeanne d'Arc and Jean d'Alençon, during a specific meeting on 21 August they were not invited. Jeanne's step-cousin Gabriel Laxart hypothesized this was because de la Trémoille did not want her knowing certain things. De la Trémoille was successful in convincing his new king to delay a march on the city of Paris.[2]
On 21 September, at a feast celebrating successful negotiations, attended by de la Trémoille, the king, Jeanne and her entourage of Gabriel, and d'Alençon. De la Trémoille manipulated Charles into disparaging Jeanne against further fighting. He then told d'Alençon that he could go home to his wife as he was no longer needed. Arguing further with Jeanne that God was not much present during the besieging of Paris, he told her that if more fighting was what she wanted then she could lay siege to the fortress of Perrinet Gressart and bring him to the king's justice. De la Trémoille's half-brother, Charles II d'Albret would be leading the charge. This only caused d'Alençon to laugh at de la Trémoille as Gressart had only just recently been his prisoner. Embarrassingly trying to compose himself, d'Alençon did not relent in continuing to verbally assault him. The king and the duke however, still removed him from their services and requested to talk to Jeanne alone. d'Alençon left with Gabriel. Where they further brief Jeanne on her role in the coming fight.[3]
With Jeanne away fighting, de la Trémoille continued to manipulate the king into refusing Jeanne's requests for food and further reinforcements during the siege.[3] Although the siege failed, the fortress fell after Jeanne encouraged a direct assault on 4 November.[4]
Personality and traits
Georges de la Trémoille was a notably large man, who gorged himself during feasts eating the equivalence of three others. His eyes were described as being small and cruel.[3]
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Heresy – Chapter 9
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Heresy – Chapter 27
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed: Heresy – Chapter 29
- ↑
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