| “ | We fight for the maid of Orléans! | ” |
| —Dialogue in A Perfect Martyr | ||
Constable Richemont is a cavalry hero in Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. He is based on Arthur de Richemont. Constable Richemont looks identical to the Frankish Paladin. As a hero and since The Conquerors, he cannot be converted and can regenerate health.
He appears in the final scenario of the Joan of Arc campaign, A Perfect Martyr, and is also available in the Scenario Editor. Technologies that benefit cavalry also benefit Constable Richemont but he is not affected by other bonuses.
Campaign appearances[]
Joan of Arc[]
- A Perfect Martyr: Constable Richemont commands the French army in the east. He will join Guy Josselyne along with the rest of the army.
Jadwiga[]
- The Fruits of Her Labor: Nicholas von Renys, the leader of the Lizard League, is a renamed Constable Richemont. He can be convinced to not battle against the Polish forces. Otherwise, he will participate in the battle between the Teutonic Order and Poland-Lithuania.
Victors and Vanquished[]
- Robert: Guillaume, the Duke of Aquitaine, is a renamed Constable Richemont. He values piety, so his approval can be gained by acquiring Relics.
History[]
Arthur de Richemont (August 24, 1393 - December 26, 1458), was a Breton nobleman in the service of King Charles VII of France and a leading commander in the Hundred Years' War. He used the name Richemont after the Earldon of Richmond in northern England, which had been given to the Dukes of Brittany by William the Conqueror but was seized by the English Crown and given to the Duke of Bedford in 1414. Richemont was wounded and captured by the English at the Battle of Agincourt (1415).
Though made Grand Constable of France in 1425 (i.e. commander of all French forces, second only to the King), Richemont fought for his brother the Duke of Brittany at the Siege of Pouancé (1432), allied with the English Sir John Fastolf and against the French led by Duke D'Alençon. In 1457, Richemont also refused to pay homage to Charles VII upon becoming Duke of Brittany in respect of Brittany's independence, all while remaining Constable of France. One year before his death, he succeeded his childless nephew, Peter II, as Duke Arthur III of Brittany.
Trivia[]
- Although Richemont does not appear in The Cleansing of the Loire, he was part of the French forces at the Battle of Patay and met Joan of Arc while she was alive. On the other hand, he was not present at the Battle of Castillon, despite being included in A Perfect Martyr.
- Arthur de Richemont (spelled Richmont) also appears in the final scenario of the The Hundred Years War campaign of Age of Empires IV, as the name of one of the allied players.
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