Nicolas du Bosc, or du Bois, was a French

France

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 politician

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, advisor

Counsel

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 to kings Charles V

Charles V of France

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 and Charles VI of France

Charles VI of France

Charles VI , called the Beloved and the Mad , was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy...

. He was one of the marmousets

Marmousets

The marmousets were counselors to Charles VI of France. Although they were neither princes nor civil servants, they were simply very close to the king. Thanks to this position, they were able to access the highest functions of the state...

 appointed by his detractors who took the governing of France from November 1392.

Biography

Born in Rouen

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, he was the son of Martin du Bosc and Guillemette du Valricher. Bachelor lecturer of civil and canon law from 1354, he enters the parliament as clerk and attorney advisor of investigations. In 1374, he was master of requests de l'Hôtel du Roi. In 1375, Nicolas du Bosc was appointed Bishop of Bayeux and became advisor to King Charles V. In 1379, he was appointed general councillor of aid

Généralité

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Dismissed by the uncles of Charles VI during his illness, he returned to power in 1388. Ten years later, he became the first president of the Court of Finances. The same year he replaces Arnaud de Corbie as Keeper of the Seals of France

Keeper of the Seals of France

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. When Corbie returned to power in 1400, he was dismissed of his duties because of his age. He died on 19 September 1408.