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Born Etienne MARCEL
Provost of the merchants of Paris
Born on 1302
Died on July 31, 1358 in Paris, France
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Etienne was provost of the merchants of Paris in the reign of Jean le Bon. In 1357 he found himself at the head of a reform movement that tried to institute a controlled French monarchy, confronting the royal power of the Dauphin or heir to the throne. As a delegate of the Third Estate, he played an important role in the general assemblies held during the Hundred Years War. The assembly of 1355 aimed at controlling the kingdom's finances; that of 1356 asked for the imposition of new taxes; that of 1357 had to deal with paying ransom for King Jean.
The assemblies proved incapable of resolving the crisis in the kingdom. The Dauphin, Charles, was able to take power and save the crown from the Valois line. Étienne Marcel was assassinated by Parisian bourgeois who believed he had gone too far in opposing the king, and who thought he might hand over the city to the English.
... Etienne was provost of the merchants of Paris in the reign of Jean le Bon. In 1357 he found himself at the head of a reform movement that tried to institute a controlled French monarchy, confronting the royal power of the Dauphin or heir to the throne. As a delegate of the Third Estate, he played an important role in the general assemblies held during the Hundred Years War. The assembly of 1355 aimed at controlling the kingdom's finances; that of 1356 asked for the imposition of new taxes; that of 1357 had to deal with paying ransom for King Jean.
The assemblies proved incapable of resolving the crisis in the kingdom. The Dauphin, Charles, was able to take power and save the crown from the Valois line. Étienne Marcel was assassinated by Parisian bourgeois who believed he had gone too far in opposing the king, and who thought he might hand over the city to the English.
The assemblies proved incapable of resolving the crisis in the kingdom. The Dauphin, Charles, was able to take power and save the crown from the Valois line. Étienne Marcel was assassinated by Parisian bourgeois who believed he had gone too far in opposing the king, and who thought he might hand over the city to the English.
... Etienne was provost of the merchants of Paris in the reign of Jean le Bon. In 1357 he found himself at the head of a reform movement that tried to institute a controlled French monarchy, confronting the royal power of the Dauphin or heir to the throne. As a delegate of the Third Estate, he played an important role in the general assemblies held during the Hundred Years War. The assembly of 1355 aimed at controlling the kingdom's finances; that of 1356 asked for the imposition of new taxes; that of 1357 had to deal with paying ransom for King Jean.
The assemblies proved incapable of resolving the crisis in the kingdom. The Dauphin, Charles, was able to take power and save the crown from the Valois line. Étienne Marcel was assassinated by Parisian bourgeois who believed he had gone too far in opposing the king, and who thought he might hand over the city to the English.
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