Jean de Marigny (died December 26, 1350), French

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, was a younger brother of

Enguerrand de Marigny Enguerrand de Marigny, Baron Le Portier (c. 126030 April 1315) was a French chamberlain and minister of Philip IV. Early life He was born at Lyons-la-Forêt in Normandy, of an old Norman family of the lesser baronage called Le Portier, which ...

Biography

Entering the church at an early age, he was rapidly advanced until in 1313 he was made

bishop of Beauvais The Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis (; ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese encompasses the department of Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France. The diocese is a suffragan o ...

. During the next twenty years he was one of the most notable of the members of the French episcopate, and was particularly in favour with King Philip VI. He devoted himself in 1335 to the completion of the choir of

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, the enormous windows of which were filled with the richest glass. But this building activity, which has left one of the most notable Gothic monuments in Europe, was broken into by the

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. Jean de Marigny, a successful administrator and man of affairs rather than a saintly churchman, was made one of the king's lieutenants in southern France in 1341 against the English invasion. His most important military operation, however, was when in 1346 he successfully held out in Beauvais against a siege by the English, who had overrun the country up to the walls of the city. Created

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in 1347 as a reward for this defence, he enjoyed his new honours only three years.

In fiction

Marigny is a major character in ''

Les Rois maudits ''The Accursed Kings'' ( ) is a series of seven historical novels by French author Maurice Druon about the French monarchy in the 14th century. Published between 1955 and 1977, the series has been adapted as a miniseries twice for television in ...

'' (''The Accursed Kings''), a series of historical novels by

Maurice Druon Maurice Druon (; 23 April 1918 – 14 April 2009) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999. Life and career Born in Paris, France, Druon was the ...

, which were adapted into two French television miniseries in 1972 and 2005. He was portrayed by René Roussel in 1972 and by Michel Hermon in 2005.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marigny, Jean de Bishops of Beauvais Archbishops of Rouen 14th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in France 1350 deaths Year of birth unknown 14th-century peers of France