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
