Nicole de Hamencourt

fl. 1384/1404

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Biography

His last name may refer to the place named Hamencourt, outside Doullens, 30km north of Amiens (Wright 1979, p.59, footnote 24).

Court and chapel of Burgundy, 1384-1404
On 27.5.1384 he was hired by Philip the Bold at Paris alongside Jacques de Fécamp and Jean Coloummiers to be part of Philip's chapel. He started as a clerk, and was then promoted to chaplain on 1.5.1391, remaining in service as a member of the chapel until Philip's death and the disbanding of the court chapel on 16.6.1404 (Wright 1979, p. 57, 212-230). During his time at the court of Burgundy, he was paid twice for nonmusical duties. In 1386, he was sent by Philip to Avignon in order to receive certain bulls from Pope Clement VII "pour la provision des chappelains et clercs de la chappelle" (Wright 1979 p. 66, after F-AD21, B1469, f. 87). In 1396, when the duke had to travel to St. Omer and Calais, he was put in charge of bringing the chapel’s jewels and ornaments from Dijon to Hesdin, St. Omer, and had charge of valets to help transport and guard the items. By 1400 Philip appointed him as a chaplain of the parochial church in Sempy.

Lee Qing

Information

  • Roles

    Member of a court chapel (musician)
    Priest

  • Gender

    Male

Events

(YYYY-MM-DD)

3 in database

Musical position

Member of a court chapel (musician)
1384-05-27/1404-06-16
Paris (France)


Patron: Philip the Bold

Institution: Chapelle ducale de Bourgogne, Burgundy (France)

Bibliography: Wright 1979

Comments: Began as clerk, was promoted to chaplain on 1 May 1391.

Travel

Member of a court chapel (musician)
1386
Avignon (France)


Patron: Philip the Bold

Bibliography: Wright 1979

Religious position

Priest
1400
Sempy (France)


Patron: Philip the Bold

Institution: Parochial church of Sempy, Sempy (France)

Bibliography: Wright 1979

Variant names

No variant.

Associated people

Jean de Hamencourt (Unknown, but possible family link)

Bibliography

[Wright 1979]

Wright, C., 1979, Music at the Court of Burgundy, 1364-1419: A Documentary History, Musicological Studies, 28,.

Archival references

[F-AD 21]

S. d., Archives départementales de Côte-d’Or, FranceArchives https://francearchives.gouv.fr/fr/service/33541 (consulté le 9 février 2025).

Contributors

David Fiala - Project manager

Qing Lee - Biography author

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