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Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet

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says that the Battle of Pavia was fought at Bonnivet's instigation, and that, seeing the disaster he had caused, he deliberately sought a heroic death. In spite of his failures as a general and diplomat, his good looks and brilliant wit enabled him to retain the intimacy and confidence of his king.
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Notably a letter in the National Archives, dated 14 March 1516 and addressed to Antonio Maria Pallavicini, the French ambassador to the Papal Court, relaying the French king’s invitation to
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perished. He was afterwards one of the principal commanders of the army which Francis led into Italy at the end of 1524, and died at the
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He followed a licentious lifestyle. According to BrantĂ´me, he was the successful rival of the king for the favours of
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and was probably responsible for the renewal of hostilities resulting from its not being restored.
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to enter the king’s service. Cf. Jan Sammer, "The Royal Invitation," in Carlo Pedretti ed.,
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, in a drawing by
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and forced to effect a disastrous retreat, in which the
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Renaissance Warrior and Patron: The Reign of Francis I
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to Admiral de Bonnivet, reporting on his missions in
38:(c. 1488 – 24 February 1525) was a French soldier. 245: 144:Bonnivet's correspondence is preserved in the 269:French military personnel killed in action 175:(Cambridge University Press, 1994), p. 43. 207:Bonnivet, Guillaume Gouffier, Seigneur de 187: 185: 183: 181: 71: 36:Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet 18: 246: 204: 150:The National Archives (United Kingdom) 205:Prinet, LĂ©on Jacques Maxime (1911). " 178: 274:Military leaders of the Italian Wars 13: 100:and entered the Milanese, but was 14: 295: 43:Artus Gouffier, seigneur de Boisy 192: 94:Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec 237:(CB Edizioni, 2011), pp. 30-35. 96:, in 1523, as commander of the 223: 162: 1: 155: 284:Court of Francis I of France 235:Leonardo da Vinci and France 7: 141:, was also courted by him. 10: 300: 264:French military leaders 216:Encyclopædia Britannica 121:Madame de Châteaubriant 41:The younger brother of 146:Bibliothèque Nationale 89: 32: 75: 67:occupied Fuenterrabia 22: 59:Constable de Bourbon 92:Bonnivet succeeded 47:Francis I of France 29:Italian War of 1521 279:Admirals of France 90: 33: 231:Leonardo da Vinci 51:Admiral of France 291: 238: 227: 221: 220: 198: 196: 195: 189: 176: 166: 106:chevalier Bayard 299: 298: 294: 293: 292: 290: 289: 288: 244: 243: 242: 241: 228: 224: 193: 191: 190: 179: 167: 163: 158: 148:, Paris and in 110:Battle of Pavia 88:, 4 Avril 1523. 17: 12: 11: 5: 297: 287: 286: 281: 276: 271: 266: 261: 256: 240: 239: 222: 211:Chisholm, Hugh 177: 160: 159: 157: 154: 78:Antonio Rincon 16:French soldier 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 296: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 265: 262: 260: 257: 255: 252: 251: 249: 236: 232: 226: 218: 217: 212: 208: 202: 201:public domain 188: 186: 184: 182: 174: 170: 165: 161: 153: 151: 147: 142: 140: 136: 132: 128: 127: 122: 117: 113: 111: 107: 103: 99: 98:army of Italy 95: 87: 83: 79: 74: 70: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 39: 37: 30: 26: 21: 254:1480s births 234: 225: 214: 172: 169:R. J. Knecht 164: 143: 124: 114: 91: 65:in 1521, he 40: 35: 34: 259:1525 deaths 45:, tutor of 25:Jean Clouet 248:Categories 156:References 131:Marguerite 126:Heptameron 76:Letter of 133:, future 116:BrantĂ´me 102:defeated 213:(ed.). 203::  139:Navarre 82:Hungary 63:Navarre 209:". In 197:  86:Poland 55:prizes 135:Queen 84:and 137:of 250:: 180:^ 171:, 129:, 112:. 31:.

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Jean Clouet
Italian War of 1521
Artus Gouffier, seigneur de Boisy
Francis I of France
Admiral of France
prizes
Constable de Bourbon
Navarre
occupied Fuenterrabia

Antonio Rincon
Hungary
Poland
Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec
army of Italy
defeated
chevalier Bayard
Battle of Pavia
BrantĂ´me
Madame de Châteaubriant
Heptameron
Marguerite
Queen
Navarre
Bibliothèque Nationale
The National Archives (United Kingdom)
R. J. Knecht

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