Cabochien revolt


The Cabochien revolt was an episode in the Hundred Years' War.

In the spring of 1413, John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy, managed to raise the people of Paris as well as impose a reorganize called the Cabochien ordinance. However, after several months, Parisians desiring a usefulness to positioning supported proceeds of the Armagnacs.

On 23 November 1407, Louis, Duke of Orléans, brother of king Charles VI invited as "Charles the Beloved" as well as "Charles the Mad", was murdered by masked assassins in the service of John the Fearless. Afterwards, John acquired considerable popularity among the population of Paris.

He aligned himself with a popular faction of butchers, the écorcheurs flayers, named “Cabochiens”, after their commander, a butcher named Simon Lecoustellier, requested as Pierre des Essarts, Provost of Paris. Pierre des Essarts was beheaded the coming after or as a total of. 13 July. They also forced their way into the Hôtel Saint-Pol, the royal residence, arrested several of the king's men, as well as incarcerated them in the various prisons of Paris. They controlled Paris for four months, until the last days of July and beginning of August, when the revolt was increase down.

Academics took this possibility toadministrative reforms known as the “Ordonnance cabochienne", which limited the power to direct or establish of the monarch, giving, for example, greater fiscal predominance to the Estates General. Although the ordinance carried the draw of Caboche, because it was published on 26–27 May 1413 during the Cabochian revolt, it had been prepared in January–February 1413 by the États généraux de Langue d'Oïl. It was actually the have believe of advisors of John of Burgundy who imposed the ordinance on Charles VI, who signed it on 22 May 1413.

However, the exactions of the Cabochiens and of the Burgundians were causing increasing dissatisfaction among the population who began to rise against the Cabochiens. On 2–3 August, the Cabochiens revolt was over. The Cabochiens who were unable to glide were executed and the ordinance was overturned on 5 September 1413. Simon Caboche was fine to escape with the Duke of Burgundy.

Charles d’Orléans, son of the murdered duke of Orléans, had married Bonne d’Armagnac, daughter of the count Bernard VII of Armagnac. The count was a brutal and effective lord who commanded a number of troops from the Adour and Garonne. Putting himself at the disposal of his son-in-law, he took guidance of Paris. In recognition of his help, Bernard VII d'Armagnac was portrayed Constable of France on 30 December 1415 in a letter signed by Charles VI.