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Jean II Babou (1511 - 3 October 1569) was a French soldier, notable as grand-bailiff (grand-bailli) of Touraine and France's Grand Master of Artillery (1567). He was Lord of La Bourdaisière, count of Sagonne, Lord of Thuisseau, Chissé, Vouillon, Pruniers, Germigny and Brain sur l'Authion.


Life

Babou was the son of
Philibert Babou Philibert Babou (; c. 1484–1557) was a cryptographer and minister of finance for Francis I. Mayor of Tours in 1520, he was appointed ''trésorier'' in 1523, with powers to collect and distribute much of the king's revenue. His son Jean Babou be ...
(c.1484 - September 1557) and his wife Marie Gaudin (c.1495-1580). Philibert was lord of La Bourdaisière, who in 1521 became mayor of
Tours Tours ( ; ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabita ...
, where Jean was born, whilst from 1532 to 1542 Marie was a lady-in-waiting to Queen
Eleanor of Austria Eleanor of Austria (15 November 1498 – 25 February 1558), also called Eleanor of Castile, was Queen of Portugal from 1518 to 1521 as the wife of King Manuel I and Queen of France from 1530 to 1547 as the wife of King Francis I. She also he ...
. In 1528 Jean became cup bearer to
Francis I of France Francis I (; ; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis&nbs ...
and the Queen of Navarre, the Duchess of Berry. The following year saw him made governor and bailiff of Gien, then maitre de la garde robe to the Dauphin (the future
Henry II of France Henry II (; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was List of French monarchs#House of Valois-Angoulême (1515–1589), King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I of France, Francis I and Claude of France, Claude, Du ...
). When the post of grand bailiff of Touraine was created, he became its first holder until his death. He was also Maitre d’hôtel to Francis I and gentleman-in-ordinary-of-the-chamber to Henry II. He also added to his family lands, acquiring in 1542 the barony of Sagonne from Antoinette d'Amboise, lady of la Rochefoucauld-Barbezieux by her second marriage, and in 1551 the lordship of Jouy from Marc de Beaufort-Canillac-Montboissier, count of Alluye. In 1564 he also bought the estate of Brain-sur-l'Authion in Anjou from Victor Bourgouin, treasurer. On 26 November 1559 he was made
Francis II Francis II may refer to: * Francis II, Duke of Brittany (1433–1488) * Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (1466–1519), ruler of the Italian city of Mantua * Francis II of France (1544–1560), king of France * Francis II, Duke of Lorraine ...
's ambassador-extraordinary to
pope Pius IV Pope Pius IV (; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered itself a b ...
, retiring from court on the king's death.
Catherine de Medici Catherine de' Medici (, ; , ; 13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589) was an Italian Florentine noblewoman of the Medici family and Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King Henry II. She was the mother of French kings Fran ...
recalled him to teach and guard François, Duke of Alençon, also making him a lieutenant and putting him in command of the Duke's guards. In 1562 he was made "captain of cities" and governor of the
château d'Amboise The Château d'Amboise is a château in Amboise, located in the Indre-et-Loire ''Departments of France, département'' of the Loire Valley in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was ex ...
, then in 1566 a knight of the
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. His next post came in 1567 as governor of Brest, then on 15 May the following year he was made Master General of the Artillery and joined the Council of State. He fought bravely against the Protestants at the
Battle of Moncontour The Battle of Moncontour occurred on 3 October 1569 between the royalist Catholic forces of King Charles IX of France, commanded by Henry, Duke of Anjou, and the Huguenots commanded by Gaspard de Coligny. Battle Weeks before, Coligny had lifted ...
on 3 October 1569, with his adroit artillery manoeuvre playing a large part in the Catholic victory. He died in November the same year, noted by Brantome as "by reputation a brave and wise gentleman and a strong man of honour".


Marriage and issue

On 5 January 1540 at
Blois Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the mos ...
he married Françoise Robertet, lady of Alluye(s) au Perche-Gouët (1519-?). His new wife had been lady in waiting to Catherine de Medici (1547-1575), Mary Stuart (1560) and
Louise of Lorraine Louise of Lorraine (; 30 April 1553 – 29 January 1601) was Queen of France as the wife of King Henry III from their marriage on 15 February 1575 until his death on 2 August 1589. During the first three months of their marriage, she was also ...
(1575-1590) and brought with her a dowry of 400 tournois livres. They had five children: * Georges Babou (died 1607) * Jean Babou de La Bourdaisière (1541-1589); on 6 January 1580 married Diane de La Marck (1544-1612), daughter of
Robert IV de La Marck Robert IV de La Marck (15January 15124November 1556) was Duke of Bouillon, Seigneur of Sedan and a Marshal of France. He rose to prominence during the reign of Henri II of France as a favourite of both the king and his mistress Diane de Poitiers. ...
*
Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière, Marquise of Coeuvres, vicomtess of Soissons and of Bercy (; 1542 – 9 June 1592) was the mistress of a favourite of the king, Du Guast. She married Antoine d'Estrées in 1558, and they were the parents of G ...
(c.1542-1593); on 16 March 1559 at
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married Antoine d'Estrées (c. 1529-1609), by whom he was father to
Gabrielle d'Estrées Gabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux (; 157310 April 1599) was a mistress, confidante and adviser of Henry IV of France. She is noted for her role in ending the religious civil wars that plagued France ...
* Isabeau Babou de La Bourdaisière (c. 1551-1625); married François d'Escoubleau de Sourdis, by whom she bore
François d'Escoubleau de Sourdis François d'Escoubleau de Sourdis (25 October 1574 – 1628) was a French Catholic prelate, the Archbishop of Bordeaux and founder of the Irish College in Bordeaux in 1603. Biography He was born at Châtillon-sur-Sèvre in Poitou, the eldest s ...
; she may also have been the mistress of
Philippe Hurault de Cheverny Philippe Hurault, comte de Cheverny (1528 in Cheverny, Loir-et-Cher – 1599) was a French nobleman and politician. His son Philippe Hurault de Cheverny was a bishop. Life He was counsellor to the parlement de Paris, maître des requêtes (156 ...
(1528-1599) *Marie Babou (died 1582); in 1559 married Claude de Beauvilliers, count of count of St-Aignan. *Antoinette Babou de La Bourdaisière; in c. 1580 married Jean du Plantadis, master of requests and head of the privy council to queen Louise of Lorraine. C. Maubois 19.04.2009 : ''Nobiliaire du Berry : les Babou'' / base Roglo.


References

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