Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle
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Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (1486-1550) was a French politician who served Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
as Minister of Justice, and a close trusted adviser. He was made suzerain of the imperial city of Besançon and held an influential position in the Netherlands. From 1530 until his death he was one of the emperor's most trusted advisers in Germany. He was the father of the cardinal and politician Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle
, also a leading Habsburg minister, and built the Palace Granvelle in Besançon.
In 1519 Charles the Fifth was elected emperor at the age of 19 years. Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle quickly became his very close man of trust. He became a chancellor of the empire. His sons and son-in-laws (Granvelle family) were going to occupy the best places of the county and in the imperial courtyard.
In 1527 he bought the seigniory of Grandvelle, located in the bailliage d'Amont, administrative territory, which later became better known under the name of Granvelle. In 1530, after the death of Mercurino Gattinara
, he became one of the emperor's most trusted advisers in Germany, and played that role until to his death.
He died on August 27th, 1550, at the age of 64 years, in Augsburg
. He owned a significant art collection and library, the later now in the Bibliothèque municipale de Besançon
.
In two generations, the family existent Perrenot de Granvelle of a modest rural middle Comtois became the most powerful and the richest in the region. The Granvelle de Besançon palace in Franche-Comté
is the symbol of their wonderful success and social ascent.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
as Minister of Justice, and a close trusted adviser. He was made suzerain of the imperial city of Besançon and held an influential position in the Netherlands. From 1530 until his death he was one of the emperor's most trusted advisers in Germany. He was the father of the cardinal and politician Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle , Comte de La Baume Saint Amour, was a Burgundian statesman, made a cardinal, who followed his father as a leading minister of the Spanish Habsburgs, and was one of the most influential European politicians during the time which immediately followed the appearance of...
, also a leading Habsburg minister, and built the Palace Granvelle in Besançon.
Life
In 1518 he became a lawyer and was called at the age of 34 years to the Parliament of the county of Burgundy.In 1519 Charles the Fifth was elected emperor at the age of 19 years. Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle quickly became his very close man of trust. He became a chancellor of the empire. His sons and son-in-laws (Granvelle family) were going to occupy the best places of the county and in the imperial courtyard.
In 1527 he bought the seigniory of Grandvelle, located in the bailliage d'Amont, administrative territory, which later became better known under the name of Granvelle. In 1530, after the death of Mercurino Gattinara
Mercurino Gattinara
Mercurino Arborio marchese di Gattinara was an Italian statesman and jurist. Gattinara was a Christian, humanist, imperialist, and conservationist. He was made a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in 1529.-Biography:...
, he became one of the emperor's most trusted advisers in Germany, and played that role until to his death.
He died on August 27th, 1550, at the age of 64 years, in Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
. He owned a significant art collection and library, the later now in the Bibliothèque municipale de Besançon
Bibliothèque municipale de Besançon
Bibliothèque municipale de Besançon is the most important library in Besançon, but also the first French building which was constructed to be the public library.- History :...
.
Succession
Of Granvelle's five sons three played a political role. He prepared his elder son Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle for his position as a diplomat, and state adviser of the emperor Charles the Fifth. Antoine became archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels, then the cardinal of Granvelle. He tried to help for a career of his younger sons.In two generations, the family existent Perrenot de Granvelle of a modest rural middle Comtois became the most powerful and the richest in the region. The Granvelle de Besançon palace in Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
is the symbol of their wonderful success and social ascent.
Further reading
- Wilhelm Maurenbrecher: Granvelle, Nicolaus Perrenot von. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 9. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, pp. 580–584