Artus Gouffier, Lord of Boissy
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Artus Gouffier de Boissy (6 September 1474 – 13 May 1519 in Montpellier) was a French nobleman and politician. He was baron of Roannez, count of Étampes, count of Caravaggio, baron of Passavant, of Maulévrier, of la Mothe-Saint-Romain, of Bourg-Charente and of Saint-Loup, lord of Oiron, of Villedieu-sur-Indre, of Valence and of Cazamajor.
Life
[edit]The eldest son of Guillaume Gouffier de Boisy, sénéchal of Saintonge, and of Philippine de Montmorency, he began his court career as a page to Charles VIII, who his father had served as preceptor.[1] He accompanied Charles on the conquest of the Kingdom of Naples in 1495,[2] as well as accompanying Louis XII to Italy.
He served as Grand Master of France from January 1515.[2] In 1516 he was a lead negotiator in the Concordat of Bologna, and the Treaty of Noyon,[1] and was attempting to negotiate a lasting peace between France and the House of Habsburg at the time of his early death in 1519.[3] Contemporary commentators asserted that Artus Gouffier was the most influential of the advisors of François Ier.[2]
At the Château d'Oiron, Artus had construction works carried out, intended to make it the heart of the family's possessions. In addition to the construction of a gallery, he also started the construction of the Saint-Maurice collegiate church, right next to the castle, which was only completed after his death by his wife and which still houses his Tomb effigy today.
Marriage and children
[edit]He married in February 1499, Hélène d'Hangest, only daughter of Jacques de Hangest, seigneur de Genlis.[1] They had two daughters, Hélène and Anne, and one son Claude Gouffier, his successor, and Grand Squire of France.
Further reading
[edit]- Etienne Fournial, Monsieur de Boisy. Grand maître de France sous François Ier, Lyon, Presses universitaires de Lyon, 1996, 149 p.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Bercé, Yves-Marie (1970). "Artus Gouffier: Grand Maitre de la Maison du Roi (vers 1472–1519)" [Artus Gouffier: Grand Master of the King’s Household (c. 1472–1519)]. In Mousnier, Roland (ed.). Le Conseil Du Roi De Louis XII A La Révolution [The King’s Council of Louis XII at the Revolution] (in French). Paris: Press Universitaires De France. pp. 206–230. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 Carouge, Pierre (2011). "Artus (1474-1519) et Guillaume (1482-1525) Gouffier à l'émergence de nouvelles modalités de gouvernement" [Artus (1474-1519) and William (1482-1525) Gouffier: the emergence of new modalities of government]. In Michon, Cédric (ed.). Les conseillers de François Ier [The advisors of Francis I] (in French). Presses universitaires de Rennes. pp. 229–253. doi:10.4000/books.pur.119853. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ Jouanna, Arlette; Hamon, Philippe; Biloghi, Dominique; Le Thiec, Guy, eds. (2001). "Gouffier, famille". La France de la Renaissance: histoire et dictionnaire [France in the Renaissance: history and dictionary] (in French). Paris: R. Laffont. pp. 851–854. ISBN 978-2-221-07426-8. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
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