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CLISSON, OLIVIER DE (1336-14c7)

This article appears in Volume V06, Page 531 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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CLISSON, OLIVIER DE (1336-14c7) , French soldier, was the son of the Olivier de Clisson who was put to death in 1343 on the suspicion of having wished to give up Nantes to the English. He was brought up in England, where his
mother
 , Jeanne de Belleville, had married her second husband. On his return to Brittany he took arms on the side of de
Montfort
 , distinguishing himself at the battle of Auray (1364), but in consequence of differences with Duke John IV. went over to the side of Blois. In 1370 he joined Bertrand du Guesclin, who had lately become constable of France, and followed him in all his campaigns against the English. On the death of du Guesclin Clisson received the constable's sword (138o). He fought with the citizens of
Ghent
 , defeating them at Roosebek (1382), later on commanded the army in Poitou and
Flanders
  (1389), and made an unsuccessful attempt to invade England. On his return to Paris, in 1392,
an attempt was made to assassinate him. by Pierre de Craon, at the instigation of John IV. of Brittany. In order to punish the latter, Charles VI., accompanied by the constable, marched on Brittany, but it was on this expedition that the king was seized with madness. The uncles of Charles Vi. took proceedings against Clisson, so that he had to take
refuge
  in Brittany. He was reconciled with John IV., and after the duke's death, in 1399, he became
protector
  of the duchy, and guardian of the
young
  princes. He had gathered vast wealth before his death on the 23rd of April 1407.


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