Robert de Bracquemont

Robert de Bracquemont
Born 1340s
Normandy, France
Died April 4, 1419
Mocejón, Toledo, Crown of Castile

Robert de Bracquemont or Mosén Rubí de Bracamonte (1340s-1419) was a Norman noblemen, Admiral of France and Castile.[1]

Biography

Robert was the fourth son of Renaud (Sire of Bracquemont), and grandson of Regnault I de Bracquemont and Isabel de Bethencourt.[2] His first wife was Inés González de Mendoza.[3]

He arrived in Castile in 1386, as French ambassador to the Castilian court of Henry III.[4] In 1415 Robert de Bracquemont became an Admiral of France. Between 1415 and 1417 he served as governor of Honfleur.

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