SEIGNEUR DE See also:

• PIERRE

PIERRE TERRAIL See also:

• SEIGNEUR DE PIERRE TERRAIL BAYARD (1473–1524)
• BAYARD, THOMAS FRANCIS (1828-1898)

BAYARD (1473–1524)  , See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French soldier, the descendant of a See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble See also:

• FAMILY

family, nearly every See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of which for two centuries past had fallen in See also:

• BATTLE

battle, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born P.t the See also:

• CHATEAU (from Lat. castellum, fortress, through O. Fr. chastel, chasteau)

chateau See also:

• BAYARD, PIERRE TERRAIL, SEIGNEUR DE (1473–1524)
• BAYARD, THOMAS FRANCIS (1828-1898)

Bayard, See also:

• DAUPHINE

Dauphine (near Pontcharra, See also:

• ISERE
• ISERE [anc. Isara]

Isere), about 1473 . He served as a See also:

• PAGE
• PAGE, THOMAS NELSON (1853- )
• PAGE, WILLIAM (1811-1885)

page to See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles I., See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• SAVOY, HOUSE
• SAVOY, HOUSE OF

Savoy, until Charles VIII. of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, attracted by his graceful bearing, placed him among the royal followers under the seigneur (See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

count) de Lim- y (1487) . As a youth he was distinguished for comeliness, affability of manner, and skill in the tilt-yard . In 1494 he accompanied Charles VIII. into See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, and was knighted after the battle of Fornova (1495), where he had captured a See also:

• STANDARD
• STANDARD, BATTLE OF THE

standard . Shortly afterwards, entering See also:

• MILAN
• MILAN (Ital. Milano, Ger. Mailand, anc. Mediolanum, q.v.)

Milan alone in ardent pursuit of the enemy, he was taken prisoner, but was set See also:

• FREE

free without a See also:

• RANSOM (from Lat. redemptio, through Fr. rancon)

ransom by Lodovico See also:

• SFORZA
• SFORZA, CATERINA (1463-1509)

Sforza . In 1502 he was wounded at the See also:

• ASSAULT (from Lat. ad, to or on, and saltare, to leap)

assault of See also:

• CANOSSA

Canossa . Bayard was the See also:

• HERO (Gr. open)
• HERO, THE YOUNGER

hero of a celebrated combat of thirteen French knights against an equal number of Germans, and his restless See also:

• ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy and valour were conspicuous throughout the See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian See also:

• WARS

wars of this See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period . On one occasion it is said that, single-handed, he made See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good the See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence of the See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge of the Garigliano against about 20o Spaniards, an exploit that brought him such renown that See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

Pope See also:

• JULIUS

Julius II. sought to entice him into the papal service, but unsuccessfully . In 1508 he distinguished himself again at the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of See also:

• GENOA (anc. Genua, Ital. Genova, Fr. GPnes)

Genoa by See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis XII., and See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early in 1509 the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king made him See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain of a See also:

• COMPANY

company of See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse and See also:

• FOOT

foot . At the siege of See also:

• PADUA (Lat. Patavium ; Ital. Padova)

Padua he won further distinction, not only by his valour, but also by his consummate skill . He continued to serve in the Italian wars up to the siege of See also:

• BRESCIA
• BRESCIA (anc. Brixia)

Brescia in 1512 . Here his intrepidity in first mounting the rampart cost him a severe See also:

• WOUND (O. Eng. wund,connected with a Teutonic verb, meaning to strive, fight, suffer, seen in O. Eng. winnan, whence Eng. " win ")

wound, which obliged his soldiers to carry him into a neighbouring See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house, the See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence of a nobleman, whose wife and daughters he protected from threatened insult .

Before his wound was healed, he hurried to join Gaston de See also:

• FOIX

Foix, under whom he served in the terrible battle of See also:

• RAVENNA
• RAVENNA, EXARCHATE OF

Ravenna (1512) . In 1513, when See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry VIII. of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England routed the French at the battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, where Bayard's See also:

• FATHER

father had received a lifelong injury in a battle of 1479), Bayard in trying to rally his countrymen found his See also:

• ESCAPE (in mid. Eng. eschape or escape, from the O. Fr. eschapper, modern echapper, and escaper, low Lat. escapium, from ex, out of, and cappa, cape, cloak; cf. for the sense development the Gr. iichueoOat, literally to put off one's clothes, hence to sli

escape cut off . Unwilling to surrender, he rode suddenly up to an See also:

• ENGLISH

English officer who was resting unarmed, and summoned him to yield; the See also:

• KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791-1873)
• KNIGHT, DANIEL RIDGWAY (1845– )
• KNIGHT, JOHN BUXTON (1843–1908)

knight complying, Bayard in turn gave himself up to his prisoner . He was taken into the English See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp, but his gallantry impressed Henry as it had impressed Lodovico, and the king released him without ransom, merely exacting his See also:

• PAROLE (shortened from the Fr. parole d'honneur, word of honour)

parole not to serve for six See also:

• WEEKS, EDWIN LORD (1849-1903)

weeks . On the See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession of See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

Francis I. in 1515 Bayard was made See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general of Dauphine; and after the victory of See also:

• MARIGNAN, BATTLE OF

Marignan, to which his valour largely contributed, he had the See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of conferring See also:

• KNIGHTHOOD

knighthood on his youthful See also:

• SOVEREIGN

sovereign . When See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war again See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

broke out between Francis I. and Charles V., Bayard, with loon men, held See also:

• MEZIERES, PHILIPPE DE (c. 1327—1405)

Mezieres, which had been declared untenable, against an See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army of 35,000, and after six weeks compelled the imperial generals to raise the siege . This stubborn resistance saved central France from invasion, as the king had not then sufficient forces to withstand the imperialists . All France rang with the achievement, and Francis gained See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time to collect the royal army which drove out the invaders (1521) . The See also:

• PARLEMENT (see PARLIAMENT)

parlement thanked Bayard as the saviour of his See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country; the king made him a knight of the See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of St See also:

• MICHAEL
• MICHAEL (1596-1645)
• MICHAEL (Hebrew Sn,q, " Who is like God? ")

Michael, and See also:

• COMMANDER

commander in his own name of See also:

• LOO (formerly called " Lanterloo," Fr. lanturlu, the refrain of a popular 17th-century song)

loo gens d'armes, an honour till then reserved for princes of the See also:

• BLOOD

blood . After allaying a revolt at Genoa, and striving with the greatest assiduity to check a pestilence in Dauphine, Bayard was sent, in 1523, into Italy with See also:

• ADMIRAL

Admiral See also:

• BONNIVET, GUILLAUME GOUFFIER, SEIGNEUR DE (c. 1488—1525)

Bonnivet, who, being defeated at Robecco and wounded in a combat during his See also:

• RETREAT (O. Fr. retrete, mod. retraite, from Lat. retrahere, to draw back)

retreat, implored Bayard to assume the command and See also:

• SAVE, or SAVA (Ger. Sau; Hungarian Szdva; Lat. Savus)

save the army . He repulsed the foremost pursuers, but in guarding the See also:

• REAR

rear at the passage of the Sesia was mortally wounded by an See also:

• ARQUEBUS (also called harquebus, hackbut, &c.)

arquebus See also:

• BALL (in Mid. Eng. bal; the word is probably cognate with " bale," Teutonic in origin, cf. also Lat. falls, and Gr. 7raXXa)
• BALL, JOHN (1585-1640)
• BALL, JOHN (1818-1889)
• BALL, JOHN (d. 1381)
• BALL, SIR ALEXANDER JOHN, BART
• BALL, THOMAS (1819- )

ball (See also:

• APRIL

April 30th, 1524) . He died in the midst of the enemy, attended by See also:

• PESCARA
• PESCARA, FERNANDO FRANCESCO DAVALOS, MARQUIS OF (1489-1525)

Pescara, the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish corns. See also:

• MANDER, CAREL VAN (1548-1606)

mander, and by his old comrade the See also:

• CONSTABLE (0. Fr. connestable, Fr. connetable, Med. Lat. comestabilis, conestabilis, constabularius, from the Lat. comes stabuli, count of the stable)
• CONSTABLE, ARCHIBALD (1774-1827)
• CONSTABLE, HENRY (1562-1613)
• CONSTABLE, JOHN (1776-1837)
• CONSTABLE, SIR MARMADUKE (c. 1455-1518)

constable de See also:

• BOURBON
• BOURBON, CHARLES, DUKE OF (149o-1527)

Bourbon .

His See also:

• BODY

body was restored to his See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends and interred at See also:

• GRENOBLE

Grenoble . See also:

• CHIVALRY (O. Fr. chevalerie, from Late Lat. caballerius)

Chivalry, free of fantastic extravagance, is perfectly mirrored in the See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character of Bayard . As a soldier he was one of the most skilful commanders of the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age . He was particularly noted for the exactitude and completeness of his See also:

• INFORMATION (from Lat. informare, to give shape or form to, to represent, describe)

information of the enemy's movements; this he obtained both by careful See also:

• RECONNAISSANCE (from Fr. reconnaitre, to recognize, Lat. recognoscere)

reconnaissance and by a well-arranged See also:

• SYSTEM

system of espionage . In the midst of See also:

• MERCENARY (Lat. mercenarius, from merces, reward, gain)

mercenary armies Bayard remained absolutely disinterested, and to his contemporaries and his successors, he was, with his romantic heroism, piety and magnanimity, the fearless and faultless knight, le See also:

• CHEVALIER, ALBERT (1861– )
• CHEVALIER, MICHEL (1806-1879)
• CHEVALIER, ULYSSE (1841– )

chevalier sans peur et sans reproche . His gaiety and kindness won him, even more frequently, another name bestowed by his contemporaries, le bon chevalier . Contemporary lives of Bayard are the following:— " Le loyal serviteur " ( ? Jacques de Maille) ; La his joyeuse, plaisante, et recreative histoire . . See also:

• DES

des faiz, gestes, triumpher et prouesses du bon chevalier sans paour et sans reproche, le gentil seigneur de Bayart (See also:

• ORIGINAL

original edition printed at See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris, 1527 ; the See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• EDITIONS

editions are very numerous, those of M . J . See also:

• ROMAN

Roman and of L . Larthey appeared in 1878 and 1882) ; Symphorien Champier, See also:

• LES

Les Gestes, ensemble la See also:

• VIE

vie du preulx chevalier Bayard (See also:

• LYONS
• LYONS (Fr. Lyon)
• LYONS, COUNCILS OF
• LYONS, EDMUND LYONS, BARON (1790-1858)
• LYONS, RICHARD BICKERTON PEMELL LYONS, 1ST EARL (1817–1887)

Lyons, 1525) ; Aymar du Rivail, Histoire des See also:

• ALLOBROGES (in Gr. usually 'AXX6j3peryes)

Allobroges (edition of de Terrebasse, 1844) ; see Bayard in Repertoire des See also:

• SOURCES

sources historiques, by Ulysse Chevalier, and in particular A. de Terrebasse, Hist. de See also:

• PIERRE

Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayart (1st ed., Paris, 1828; 5th ed., See also:

• VIENNA (Ger. Wien; Lat. Vindobona)
• VIENNA, CONGRESS OF (1814-1815)

Vienna, 187o) .