▁the ▁interview ▁between ▁Louis ▁XI ▁and ▁Edward ▁IV ▁of ▁England ▁at ▁Pic qu igny , ▁and ▁was ▁afterwards ▁employed ▁on ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁du ke ▁of ▁Burg und y . ▁ ▁In ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁recommend ations ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁Charles ▁VIII ▁kept ▁the ▁lord ▁of ▁Le ▁B ouch age ▁in ▁his ▁confident ial ▁service . ▁During ▁the ▁differences ▁that ▁arose ▁in ▁ 1 4 8 5 ▁between ▁the ▁reg ent , ▁Anne ▁of ▁Beau je u , ▁and ▁the ▁du kes ▁of ▁Or lé ans , ▁Brit t any ▁and ▁Al en çon , ▁Im bert ▁de ▁Bat arn ay ▁kept ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Or lé ans ▁faithful ▁to ▁the ▁king . ▁He ▁proved ▁his ▁skill ▁in ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁concerning ▁the ▁mar quis ate ▁of ▁Sal uz zo ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Gen oa . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Nap les ▁expedition ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁d au ph in , ▁Charles ▁Or land , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 5 . ▁He ▁treated ▁with ▁Maxim ilian ▁of ▁Austria ▁to ▁prevent ▁him ▁from ▁entering ▁Pic ard y ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁Nap les , ▁and ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Cast ile ▁to ▁claim ▁promised ▁support . ▁Under ▁Louis ▁XII ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁expedition ▁against ▁the ▁Gen o ese ▁republic ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 7 . ▁Francis ▁I ▁employed ▁him ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁proposed ▁marriage ▁of ▁Charles ▁of ▁Austria ▁with ▁Ren ée ▁of ▁France , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Louis ▁XII , ▁and ▁appointed ▁him