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Jacques Cœur — Charles VII’s argentier, the richest merchant in the kingdom, disgraced in 1451
Son of a Bourges furrier, he made his fortune in the Levant trade, became the king’s argentier in 1439, was ennobled in 1441, sat on the Council, and lent Charles VII the means to reconquer Normandy. Accused of poisoning Agnès Sorel and of embezzlement, arrested in 1451, he escaped, was received by the pope and died commanding a papal fleet against the Turks. (Editorial synthesis)
Jacques Cœur was born around 1395 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica and Larousse)
Jacques Cœur was born in Bourges. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Jacques Cœur died on 25 November 1456 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica and Larousse)
Jacques Cœur died on Chios. (source: Larousse and Encyclopædia Britannica)
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