Robert de Bracquemont
Robert de Bracquemont or Mosén Rubí de Bracamonte (1340s-1419) was a Norman noblemen, who served as Admiral of France and Castile.[1]
Robert de Bracquemont | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Honfleur | |
| In office 1415–1417 | |
| Monarch | Charles VI of France |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c.1340 Normandy, France |
| Died | April 4, 1419 Mocejón, Toledo, Spain |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | politician |
| Profession | Army's officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France Crown of Castile |
| Rank | Admiral of France |
Robert was the fourth son of Renaud II de Bracquemont, and grandson of Regnault I de Bracquemont and Isabel de Bethencourt.[2] His first wife was Inés González de Mendoza, daughter of Pedro González de Mendoza and Aldonza Fernández de Ayala, belonging to a noble Castilian family.[3]
He arrived in Castile in 1386, as French ambassador to the Castilian court of Henry III.[4] In 1415 Robert de Bracquemont became an Admiral of France. Between 1415 and 1417 he served as governor of Honfleur.
References
- Nobiliario de los reinos y señorios de España. Francisco Piferrer. 1858. p. 22.
Mosén Rubí de Bracamonte.
- Les conseillers du Parlement de Normandie: Sous Henri IV et sous Louis XIII (1594-1640), Volumes 2-3. Henri de Frondeville. 1964.
- DISCURSOS HISTORICOS DE LA MUY NOBLE Y MUY LEAL CIUDAD DE MURCIA. Francisco Cascales. February 2007. ISBN 9788497613460.
- Bernage, Georges. "Jean de Bethencourt, King Canary", Heritage Normand, No. 31, February - March, 2000
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