He was the most famous crook of the 16th century (5 photos)

Jean Antoine d'Angleret was born in the 1540s. His family in Gascony was not among the privileged, but he still managed to graduated from Reims College in Paris. But he was not so much a fan books, how many faithful swords.





First he became a soldier in the army of the Duke of Savoy, then courier, and then began to serve in this capacity and then French king - Charles IX. A couple of years after the massacre Huguenots, he died and Henry III ascended the throne.



Sharp was not only Shiko's sword, but also his tongue. He is fast grew from couriers to Henry's courtiers, and then became the royal jester. This was not new - jesters in "noble costumes" existed before him. At the court of Francis I lived a certain Nicolas Ferrial (nickname Triboulet). Half a century after Shiko, Langeli will become a jester-nobleman under Louis XIII.



The position of jester did not prevent Jean Antoine from fighting: he took participation in the siege of La Rochelle, and in 1574 Henry the Third made it in the rank of lieutenant and hack - to lead the protection of the castle of Loches.

With a good and stable income and position, Shiko could marry Rene Barret. The young couple had as many as six sons, who then divided his large inheritance.

But not just one war. During breaks, Shiko came up with great jokes that descendants have collected in large collections. But for long years, it has already become quite difficult to distinguish where the political jokes when historical ended.



After 10 years, Shiko became a real nobleman. And also through Five years later, civil war and general chaos broke out in France. Jester receives the next king, joining the same prankster Henry of Navarre and helps him get what he needs, taking part in the battles of Ivre and Arc. Navarrese after a while became Henry IV, and d'Angleret - court jester de Chicot.

The death of the jester (it is possible that descendants invented it) was just as fun as his life. As if during the siege of Rouen, he captured in captive of Henri de Chaligny, a supporter of the Catholic League. Henri was stepbrother brother of the queen's widow of his previous king, Henry III.

Shiko, respecting the prisoner, did not tie him up and take him away. sword. Bringing Henri to the king's chamber, he remarked sarcastically: "Look, Henrique, what I give you." De Chaligny was arrogant and not very smart, so he struck the jester on the head with the hilt of his sword. Shiko from it the blow soon died, and de Chaligny was unlucky - shortly after release from captivity, he went to Hungary to fight the Turks and disappeared there - away from their homeland, no one really needs.



But this is such a half-truth, half-legend. Most likely Shiko who exchanged his sixth dozen, simply died of wounds, as befits a warrior, even if it's a joke. It was 1592.