8 ? ▁– ▁ 1 5 2 3 ), ▁French ▁states man , ▁was ▁born ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁but ▁obsc ure ▁family ▁in ▁D au ph iné , ▁about ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 4 3 8 . ▁In ▁consequence ▁of ▁a ▁chance ▁circumst ance ▁he ▁entered ▁into ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁d au ph in ▁Louis ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁( 1 4 5 5 ) ▁in ▁arms ▁against ▁the ▁king ▁his ▁father ; ▁he ▁attached ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁prince , ▁and ▁followed ▁him ▁on ▁his ▁retre at ▁into ▁Burg und y . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁his ▁reign ▁Louis ▁XI ▁loaded ▁Bat arn ay ▁with ▁fav ors : ▁he ▁married ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁rich ▁he ir ess , ▁Ge or get te ▁de ▁Mont chen u , ▁lady ▁of ▁Le ▁B ouch age ; ▁besides ▁making ▁him ▁captain ▁of ▁Mont ▁Saint - Mich el ▁and ▁giving ▁him ▁valuable ▁est ates , ▁with , ▁later , ▁the ▁titles ▁of ▁coun s ell or ▁and ▁chamber lain ▁to ▁the ▁king . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 4 6 9 ▁Bat arn ay ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁keep ▁watch ▁upon ▁the ▁du ke ▁of ▁Gu ienne ' s ▁intr ig ues , ▁which ▁began ▁to ▁appear ▁dangerous . ▁As ▁lieutenant - general ▁in ▁R ouss illon ▁in ▁ 1 4 7 5 ▁he ▁protected ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁against ▁the ▁wr ath ▁of ▁the ▁king , ▁who ▁wished ▁to ▁repr ess ▁with ▁cruel ▁sever ity ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants . ▁He ▁was ▁present ▁at