Monsieur de Vauclere

Also known as: Monsieur de Vaucléere / Vauclere / lord Vauclere / monsieur de Vauclere / monsieur de Vaucléere · Family: House of York · Role: captain of Calais · First appears: Edward IV 9

Life events

• c. 1470 · Edward IV appointed Vauclere captain of Calais and discharged Warwick as a traitor and rebel.(Edward IV 9 · 📍 Calis)
  • With: Edward IV Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
  • “The king of England aduertised of the refusall made by monsieur de Vauclere to the earle of Warwike, was so much pleased therewith, that incontinentlie he made him chiefe capteine of the towne of Calis by his letters patents, which he sent to him out of hand, and thereof discharged the earle as a traitor and rebell.”
• c. 1470 · Monsieur de Vauclere betrayed Edward IV by secretly warning Richard Neville against landing.(Edward IV 10)
  • With: Edward IV Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
  • “But although monsieur de Vauclere sware in the said Philips presence, trulie to take king Edwards part; yet he sent priuilie to the earle of Warwike lieng at Whitsanbaie, that if he landed, hee should be taken and lost”

Edward IV 9

• enemies with Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick “But when they were come before the towne of Calis, they could not be suffered to enter: for the lord Vauclere a Gascoigne, being the earles deputie in that towne, whether he did it by dissimulation, or bearing good will to king Edward (as by the sequele it may be doubted whether he did or no) insteed of receiuing his master with triumph, he bent and discharged against him diuerse peeces of ordinance, sending him word he should not there take land.”
• sworn: Edward IV “The king of England aduertised of the refusall made by monsieur de Vauclere to the earle of Warwike, was so much pleased therewith, that incontinentlie he made him chiefe capteine of the towne of Calis by his letters patents, which he sent to him out of hand, and thereof discharged the earle as a traitor and rebell.”

Edward IV 10

• servant: Philip de Cumins “he sent to him his seruant Philip de Cumins”
• sworn: Edward IV “yet he sent priuilie to the earle of Warwike lieng at Whitsanbaie, that if he landed, hee should be taken and lost: for all England (as he said) tooke part against him; the duke of Burgognie, and all the inhabitants of the towne, with the lord Duras the kings marshall, and all the retinue of the garrison were his enimies.”
• enemies with Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick “yet he sent priuilie to the earle of Warwike lieng at Whitsanbaie, that if he landed, hee should be taken and lost: for all England (as he said) tooke part against him; the duke of Burgognie, and all the inhabitants of the towne, with the lord Duras the kings marshall, and all the retinue of the garrison were his enimies.”

Edward IV 13

• friends with Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick “not onelie monsieur de Vaucléere, but also all other of the garrison & towne shewed themselues to be his fréends”
• allies with Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick “not onelie monsieur de Vaucléere, but also all other of the garrison & towne shewed themselues to be his fréends”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.