Governor of the Bastille of Acy, lord of Beu and Nesle-en-Tardenois, chamberlain of the King. He is quoted in numerous documents between 1386 and November 1404, date of his death that are now held in the department of manuscripts of the Bibliothèque nationale de France . The last governor to hold this position, the unfortunate Bernard-René de Launay, appointed in 1776, was beheaded on 14 July 1789 and replaced by a provisional governor during the demolition of the building. At the end of the Ancien Régime, the governor of the Bastille was reduced to being a subordinate of the lieutenant-general of police. He could
Bernard de Montgaillard Bernard de Montgaillard Bernard de Montgaillard (1563–1628) was a French Cistercian preacher and abbot of Orval Abbey. Bernard was born the son of Bertrand de Percin, lord of Montgaillard, in 1563. In 1579 he joined the Congregation of the Feuillants and became a preacher. His eloquence brought him to royal notice and he was invited to preach in Paris. At the death of Henry III of France in 1589, he became a prominent figure in the Catholic League opposing the accession of Henri IV. He left Paris in 1593 and went into exile in the Spanish Netherlands. There he was