Burgundy — Minor Figures
9 figures from Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.
Duras
marshal · first appears Edward IV 10
- Edward IV 10 · 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.”
Michelle of Valois
duchess · first appears Henry V 29
- Henry V 29 · married with Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy “to inioy the same to him and to his wife the duches Michaell, and to the heires males betwixt them two, lawfullie begotten”
Thoison Dore
herald · first appears Henry VI 23
- Henry VI 23 · sworn: Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy “the duke of Burgognie, to set a veile before the king of Englands eies, sent Thoison Dore his chéefe herald to king Henrie with letters”
Anthony de Toulongeon
marshal · first appears Henry VI 18
- Henry VI 18 · allies with John Fastolf “sir Iohn Fastolfe was appointed to go with him, hauing in his companie six hundred archers, but also the duke of Burgognies marshall named sir Anthonie Toulongon, accompanied with fiftéene hundred other men of warre”
Baudot de Noyelles
lord · first appears Henry VI 16
- Henry VI 16 · enemies with Poton de Xaintrailles “Poiton de Saintreiles, Ione la Pusell, and fiue or six hundred men of armes issued out by the bridge toward Mondedier, intending to set fire in the tents and lodgings of the lord Bawdo de Noielle.”
- Henry VI 16 · enemies with Joan of Arc “Poiton de Saintreiles, Ione la Pusell, and fiue or six hundred men of armes issued out by the bridge toward Mondedier, intending to set fire in the tents and lodgings of the lord Bawdo de Noielle.”
Franquet
captain · first appears Henry VI 16
- Henry VI 16 · enemies with Joan of Arc “one Franquet and his band of thrée hundred souldiers, making all towards the maintenance of the siege, the Pusell Ione and a foure hundred with hir did méet. In great courage and force did she and hir people sundrie times assaile him, but he with his (though much vnder in number) by meanes of his archers in good order set, did so hardilie withstand them”
John Vandenwall
military leader · first appears Henry IV 18
- Henry IV 18 · sworn: John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy “The duke of Burgognie likewise sent a number of soldiers vnto Graueling, vnder the leading of one Iohn Vandenwall, and to other fortresses alongst the coast he sent new supplies, for doubt of the Englishmens inuasions.”
Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy
duke · first appears Henry V 29
- Henry V 29 · child: John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy “the duke of Burgognie was informed, in what place of the towne the duke his father was buried, who was slaine there ... and there buried by his father Philip”
Philip de Cumins
servant · first appears Edward IV 10
- Edward IV 10 · employer: Monsieur de Vauclere “he sent to him his seruant Philip de Cumins”
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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.