| “ | Bonjour, Joan. My colleague and I will escort you to the château of the dauphin, or else we will die trying. | ” |
| —Saluting Joan the Maid in An Unlikely Messiah | ||
Bertrand de Poulengy (c. 1392 - after 1456), known in Age of Empires II as Sieur Bertrand, was a French soldier in the Hundred Years' War. He and his companion Jean de Metz are best known for escorting Joan of Arc from Vaucouleurs to Chinon in 1429. They appear in the scenario An Unlikely Messiah, and are also available in the Scenario Editor. Sieur Bertrand has the appearance of a Knight, but his stats is similar to that of a Cavalier, albeit having a slightly slower attack but a slightly faster movement speed compared to the latter.
As a hero, he cannot be converted and can regenerate health (since The Conquerors), making him very valuable in the scenario.
Campaign appearances[]
Joan of Arc[]
- An Unlikely Messiah: Sieur Bertrand and Sieur de Metz offer to escort Joan the Maid across France to Chinon.
Alaric[]
- The Sack of Rome: Athaulf is a renamed Sieur Bertrand. He leads the western Visigothic forces besieging Rome. After breaching the city and reaching the Arch of Constantine, he will also capture Galla Placidia located next to the Mausoleum of Hadrian.
Bari[]
- The Rebellion of Melus: Dattus of Bari is a renamed Sieur Bertrand. The city of Potenza requests Michael Nautikos to destroy the rebel camp and kill him in order to gain their allegiance.
El Dorado[]
- Tales of La Canela: Gonzalo Diaz de Pineda is a renamed Sieur Bertrand. He serves as a rival conquistador to Francisco and his sergeants need to be eliminated to weaken his troops and convince him to join Gonzalo's expedition.
The Hautevilles[]
- Bohemond in the East: Tancred de Hauteville is a renamed Sieur Bertrand and is one of the Crusader commanders in Antioch.
Trivia[]
- The last known activity of Poulengy is testifying in the 1456 retrial that found Joan of Arc innocent. The date and circumstances of his death are unknown.
Gallery[]
Joan's escort to Chinon, with Sieur Bertrand on the left
