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Jeanne Hachette - France This is an used pin obtained from an individual in Europe. This pin has a post style back and measurers approx 1.60 cm by 2.5 cm in size. Jeanne Laisné (born 1456) was a French heroine known as Jeanne Fourquet and nicknamed Jeanne Hachette ('Jean the Hatchet'). All that she is currently known for is an act of heroism on 27 June 1472, when she prevented the capture of Beauvais by the troops of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy. The town was defended by only 300 men-at-arms, commanded by Louis de Balagny. The Burgundians were making an assault, and one of their number had actually planted a flag upon the battlements, when Jeanne, axe in hand, flung herself upon him, hurled him into the moat, tore down the flag, and revived the drooping courage of the garrison. In gratitude for this heroic deed, Louis XI instituted a procession in Beauvais called the "Procession of the Assault," and married Jeanne to her chosen lover Colin Pilon, loading them with favours. This is an extremely nice pin. Scan did not do it justice Thank you all for your interest. Please check my ebay store for many hundreds and hundreds of additional walking stick pins and hat pins. http://stores.ebay.com/Four-Winds-Products |