Jacques de Crussol (1460 – 24 October 1525) was a member of the chivalric Order of Saint-Michel who became the first of his house to become Viscount of Uzès.
Jacques de Crussol | |
|---|---|
| 8th Viscount of Uzès | |
| Born | 1460 |
| Died | 24 October 1525 (aged 64–65) |
| Noble family | House of Crussol |
| Spouse(s) |
Simone d'Uzès (after 1486) |
| Issue | Charles de Crussol André de Crussol Marie de Crussol Marie de Crussol Madeleine de Crussol Jeanne de Crussol Anne de Crussol Jeanne La Jeune de Crussol |
| Father | Louis de Crussol |
| Mother | Jeanne de Lévis |
Early life
editCrussol was born in 1460 as the eldest son of Louis Bastet, Lord of Crussol, Sénéchal of Poitou, and Jeanne de Lévis-Mirepoix.[1] His older sister, Louise de Crussol, married François I de La Rochefoucauld, Chamberlain to Kings Charles VIII and Louis XII.
Career
editCrussol received a relatively small inheritance of the Château de Crussol, which was later abandoned in favour of the Château d'Uzès after becoming Viscount. In addition to the viscounty, his wife also brought him the baronies of Lévis and Florensac. On the death of his father, he inherited the lordship of Crussol. He was made Sénéchal of Beaucaire and Nîmes in 1504 and remained so until his resignation in 1523, in favor of his son.
He served in a number of important offices, including Grand Chamberlain of France (French: Grand chambellan de France), Grand Panetier of France (French: Grand panetier), Governor of Dauphiné, and Captain of 200 archers of the Royal Guard in February 1504.[2]
Personal life
editOn 24 June 1486, he married Simone d'Uzès, the only daughter of Jéhan d'Uzès, 6th Viscount of Uzès, and the former Anne de Brancas. Her father's viscounty had passed to her first husband, Jéhan Guérin de Châteauneuf, upon the 6th Viscount's death in 1475. Guérin, however, died in 1485 without any successors, so upon Jacques' marriage to Simone, their two houses were joined on the condition that the House of Crussol would thereafter accept both the name of the house of Uzès and its coat of arms, incorporating it into their own. A papal dispensation was obtained due to a second-degree nature of the succession. Together, they were the parents of:
- Charles de Crussol (1487–1546), who married Jeanne Ricard de Genouilhac.[2]
- André de Crussol
- Marie de Crussol
- Marie de Crussol
- Madeleine de Crussol
- Jeanne de Crussol
- Anne de Crussol
- Jeanne La Jeune de Crussol
The Viscount died in 1525 and was succeeded by his son, Charles.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The House of Crussol - Chateau du Duché d'Uzès entre mer et Cévennes. Cité médiévale, le Duché (XIème - XVIIIème siècle) propose une étonnante promenade dans l'Histoire Uzès,Povence,Chateau,Duc de Crussol,Duché,Ducale,Gard,Pont du Gard,vin,cave à vin". www.uzes.com. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ a b c The Titled Nobility of Europe: An International Peerage, Or "Who's Who", of the Sovereigns, Princes and Nobles of Europe. Harrison & Sons. 1914. pp. 1484–1485. Retrieved 2 October 2024.