Oliver de Clisson

Also known as: sir Oliuer de Clisson · Family: France · Role: knight · First appears: Richard II 6

Life events

1379 · Robert Rous was recalled after capturing Oliver de Clisson and undertaking other victories against the king's enemies.(Richard II 6 · 📍 Chierburg)
- With: Robert Rous
- “This yeare, sir Robert Rous, capteine of Chierburg, was called home, after he had taken sir Oliuer de Clisson, and atchiued manie other worthie aduentures against the kings enimies.”
c. 1383 · The English surrendered Bruckburge, which was abandoned to French soldiers for plunder.(Richard II 26 · 📍 Bruckburge)
- With: Waleran, Count of Saint-Pol
- “the lord Oliuer de Clisson high constable of France, and the lord Valeran earle of S. Paule, the which demeaned themselues in such sort, that although the Englishmen within valiantlie defended the Frenchmens assault; yet the third daie after the Frenchmens comming thither, the Englishmen by composition that they might depart with bag and bagage, yeelded vp the towne, which on the ninetenth of September being saturdaie, as that yeare came about, was abandoned to the French souldiers, to rifle and spoile at their pleasure”

enemies with Robert Rous “This yeare, sir Robert Rous, capteine of Chierburg, was called home, after he had taken sir Oliuer de Clisson, and atchiued manie other worthie aduentures against the kings enimies.”

allies with Waleran, Count of Saint-Pol “the vaward of his armie came before that towne on Holie rood daie in September, vnder the leading of the earle of Flanders, the duke of Britaine, the lord Oliuer de Clisson high constable of France, and the lord Valeran earle of S. Paule, the which demeaned themselues in such sort, that although the Englishmen within valiantlie defended the Frenchmens assault”

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