The de Créquy toy soldiers

Through British Newbury Toys at http://www.toysoldiers.org/britains.htm , there is a version of Jacques III de Créquy available for GBP 3.95 (price as per April 2001). SIEC had a number of these delivered in June 2001, and one of those are shown at the left. Unfortunately, the créquier in this partcular deliverance has wrong shape on the leaves (they should look more like like spades, and not like clubs as here). However, the toysoldier is very nice, and as we have informed Newbury Toys about this little fault, we feel sure that in the future Jacues III de Créquy will appear with the right drawing.

Who were Jean and Jacques III de Créquy?
Read more about Jean de Créquy and his French family here (English only) and here (partly in English about The Order of the Golden fleece, but mostly in Norwegian about the family). There are of course several Jean de Créqui's to chose among, but the most prominent one would be Jean V de Créqui, among the first members of the Order of the Golden Fleece (the Toison-order).

Jacques III de Créquy, Jean's uncle, was among the unfortunate four members of the de Créqui family who were killed during the battle of Azincourt on 25th October 1415. Among with soldiers and knights who were captured during this battle, Jacques de Créquy was killed on the English king's order at at time in the battle when he probably thought himself surroundered by the French and thus needed room for fighting. Only the most prominent prisoners escaped death, and even a nobleman as high in rank as Jaques III de Créqui was executed. These executions were probably unnecessary, and the bowmen who were first ordered to do the killings refused to do so.

Oslo, Norway, May 2000 and April 2001
Carsten A Berg

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