What was the real name of the jester of the last French monarch of the House of Valois?
Chicot Chicot (c. 1540—1592), real name Jean-Antoine d'Anglerais, was the jester of King Henry III of France and later Henry IV. He was sharp-tongued and very cunning and spoke with the king without formalities.
Charles II de Bourbon-Vendôme Charles II of Bourbon (1562–1594), known as "Cardinal de Vendôme" and later as "Cardinal de Bourbon", was a prince of the blood of the House of Bourbon. When his Protestant cousin became King Henry IV of France in 1589, he raised the hopes of Catholics hostile to the League and was a candidate for the crown of France.