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French Ancien Régime
Born Pierre TERRAIL LEVIEUX
French soldier
Born on 1476 in Château Bayard, Pontcharra, France , France
Died on April 30, 1524 in Robecco Sul Naviglio, Italy
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Bayard was the hero of a celebrated combat of thirteen French knights against an equal number of Spaniards, and his restless energy and valour were conspicuous throughout the Italian wars of this period. On one occasion, it is said that he single-handedly defended the bridge of the Garigliano against 200 Spaniards, an exploit that brought him such renown that Pope Julius II tried unsuccessfully to entice him into his service. In 1508, he distinguished himself again at Louis XII's siege of Genoa, and early in 1509, the king made him captain of a company of horse and foot.
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In 1510 Bayard was co-commander of the French contingent sent to the city of Ferrara; to aid the Duke, Alphonso d'Este, against the forces of Venice and the Papacy. During his eight month stay, Bayard won the admiration of the Duke and his infamous wife, the lady Lucrezia Borgia. According to his biographer, "The Loyal Servant" (likely Bayard's archer and life-long secretary, Jacques de Mailles) the chevalier fully returned Lucrezia's admiration; considering her "a pearl" among women. Bayard would return to Ferrara on other occasions to pay his hommage to the lady; once in the company of Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours, just months before the Battle of Ravenn, where the Duke lost his life.
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