Jacques Cœur
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| + | '''Jacques Cœur''' (c. 1395 – 1456) was a [[French government official]] and state-sponsored merchant whose personal fortune became legendary and led to his eventual disgrace. He initiated regular trade routes between [[France]] and the [[Levant]]. His memory retains iconic status in [[Bourges]], where he built a palatial house that is preserved to this day. | ||
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| + | *[[Jean-Pierre Clément]], ''Jacques Cœur et Charles VII'' (Paris, 1866) | ||
| + | *[[Hendrik de Man]], ''Jacques Cœur, argentier du Roy'' (''Jacques Cœur, der konigliche kaufmann Paris'', 1950) (Tardy, 1951) | ||
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"Among secular edifices may be mentioned the magnificent Palais de Justice at Rouen, the Renaissance chateaux of Blois and Chambord, the mediaeval castles of Pierrefonth, Coucy Chateau Oaillard, and Rambures, the mansion of Jacques Cceur at Bourges, and the quaint old houses of Lisieux, Rouen, etc."--Northern France, from Belgium and the English channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers (1889) by Baedeker |
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Jacques Cœur (c. 1395 – 1456) was a French government official and state-sponsored merchant whose personal fortune became legendary and led to his eventual disgrace. He initiated regular trade routes between France and the Levant. His memory retains iconic status in Bourges, where he built a palatial house that is preserved to this day.
Publications
- Jean-Pierre Clément, Jacques Cœur et Charles VII (Paris, 1866)
- Hendrik de Man, Jacques Cœur, argentier du Roy (Jacques Cœur, der konigliche kaufmann Paris, 1950) (Tardy, 1951)
