Simon Caboche
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Simon Lecoustellier, called Caboche, a skinner of the Paris Boucherie, played an important part in the Cabochien Revolt
of 1413. He had relations with John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy
, since 1411, and was prominent in the seditious disturbances which broke out in April and May, following on the Etats
of February 1413. In April, he stirred the people to the point of revolt and was among the first to enter the hotel of the Dauphin. When the butchers had made themselves masters of Paris, Caboche became bailiff
(huissier
d'armes) and warden of the Charenton-le-Pont
. Upon the publication of the great ordinance
of May 26, he used all his efforts to prevent conciliation between the Burgundians
and the Armagnacs. After the fall of the Cabochien party on 4 August, he fled to Burgundy
in order to escape from royal justice. Doubtless he returned to Paris in 1418 with the Burgundians.
Cabochien Revolt
The Cabochien revolt was an episode in the Civil war between the Armagnacs and the Burgundians which was in turn a part of the Hundred Years' War.In the spring 1413 John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy, managed to raise the people of Paris and impose a reform called the Cabochien ordinance...
of 1413. He had relations with John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's kingdom of West Franks...
, since 1411, and was prominent in the seditious disturbances which broke out in April and May, following on the Etats
French States-General
In France under the Old Regime, the States-General or Estates-General , was a legislative assembly of the different classes of French subjects. It had a separate assembly for each of the three estates, which were called and dismissed by the king...
of February 1413. In April, he stirred the people to the point of revolt and was among the first to enter the hotel of the Dauphin. When the butchers had made themselves masters of Paris, Caboche became bailiff
Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...
(huissier
Huissier
The French word huissier comes from huis, that is, a house. The word huissier thus designates two professions that originally had to do with opening and closing doors....
d'armes) and warden of the Charenton-le-Pont
Charenton-le-Pont
Charenton-le-Pont is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe....
. Upon the publication of the great ordinance
Great Ordinance
In French political history, a great ordinance or grand ordinance was an important royal ordinance or decree. The French Estates-General might also adopt one to, for example, grant the king the exclusive right to raise troops, and establish the taxation measure known as the taille in support of a...
of May 26, he used all his efforts to prevent conciliation between the Burgundians
Burgundians
The Burgundians were an East Germanic tribe which may have emigrated from mainland Scandinavia to the island of Bornholm, whose old form in Old Norse still was Burgundarholmr , and from there to mainland Europe...
and the Armagnacs. After the fall of the Cabochien party on 4 August, he fled to Burgundy
Duchy of Burgundy
The Duchy of Burgundy , was heir to an ancient and prestigious reputation and a large division of the lands of the Second Kingdom of Burgundy and in its own right was one of the geographically larger ducal territories in the emergence of Early Modern Europe from Medieval Europe.Even in that...
in order to escape from royal justice. Doubtless he returned to Paris in 1418 with the Burgundians.