About Jan I Carondelet
Lived 1428 – 1502 (aged 73–74). Jan I Carondelet was a magistrate, statesperson and diplomat.
Jan (Jean) I Carondelet (1428, Dole, Jura – 2 March 1502, Mechelen) was a Burgundian jurist and politician. He was the son of Jean Carondelet and Jeanne de Basan.
Life After promising studies, he became a judge in Besançon. Around 1460 Philip the Good took him on as master of requests and as one of his councillors. Charles the Bold confirmed him in these functions and trusted him with diplomatic treaties and negotiations.
From 1473 to 1477, Carondelet was the first chairman of the parliament of Mechelen that was created by Charles the Bold.
From 1480 to 1496 Carondelet was chancellor of the Duchy of Burgundy and the Burgundian Netherlands. In 1480 he bought the Castle of Solre-sur-Sambre from Antoine de Mortagne.
He was married to Marguerite de Chassey and they had six sons and five daughters. His oldest son was Claude I Carondelet and his second son was Jan II Carondelet. Another son was Ferry Carondelet.
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Who was Jan I Carondelet?
Burgundian jurist and politician
When was Jan I Carondelet born?
Jan I Carondelet was born in 1428 in Dole.
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Jan I Carondelet died on 2 March 1502 in Mechelen.
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Jan I Carondelet was a magistrate, statesperson and diplomat.
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Jan I Carondelet's recorded nationality: Burgundian Netherlands.
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