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==Failed crusade and death== |
==Failed crusade and death== |
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In 1365, the Duke of Burgundy offered to lead a major crusade against the [[Ottoman Empire|Turk]]s in [[Hungary]] in order to rid France of all the free companies. The crusade had the support of [[Pope Urban V]] who also wanted the companies operating in the [[Rhone Valley]] gone, but it never happened.<ref name="Françoise Autrand 1994, p. 501">Françoise Autrand, Charles V, Fayard 1994, p. 501</ref> The companies marched to Lyons, where they refused to cross into Italy and to eventually board ships set to sail to the east, and they all, except for Arnaud ''Great Company'', disbursed. A fresh attempt was made in 1366 but supply problems caused discontent, with the company being unfed and unpaid. On 25 May 1366, Arnaud de Cervole was murdered by his own men while in a dispute,<ref>Sumption (1999), pp523-4,532-3</ref> as his army camped near Macon, before passing the [[Saône]].<ref name="Françoise Autrand 1994, p. 501" /> |
In 1365, the Duke of Burgundy offered to lead a major crusade against the [[Ottoman Empire|Turk]]s in [[Hungary]] in order to rid France of all the free companies. The crusade had the support of [[Pope Urban V]] who also wanted the companies operating in the [[Rhone Valley]] gone, but it never happened.<ref name="Françoise Autrand 1994, p. 501">Françoise Autrand, Charles V, Fayard 1994, p. 501</ref> The companies marched to Lyons, where they refused to cross into Italy and to eventually board ships set to sail to the east, and they all, except for Arnaud ''Great Company'', dispersed. A fresh attempt was made in 1366 but supply problems caused discontent, with the company being unfed and unpaid. On 25 May 1366, Arnaud was murdered by his own men while in a dispute,<ref>Sumption (1999), pp. 523–4, 532–3</ref> as his army camped near Macon, before passing the [[Saône]].<ref name="Françoise Autrand 1994, p. 501" /> |
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Over his lifetime of both private and royal service in battle had led Arnaud to amass a fortune by the time of his death. |
His lifetime of both private and royal service in battle had led Arnaud to amass a fortune by the time of his death. |
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==In popular culture== |
==In popular culture== |
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