Jean de Ferrieres
| Jean de Ferrières, Vidame de Chartres | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Françoise Joubert |
| Father | François de Ferrières |
| Mother | Louise de Vendôme |
| Born | 1520 |
| Died | 1586 (aged 65–66) |
Jean de Ferrières (1520–1586), Vidame de Chartres, Seigneur de Maligny, was an influential Huguenot in the French Wars of Religion in the 16th century. He died a prisoner in a galley, unable to pay his ransom, and was succeeded by his nephew, Pregent de La Fin.
Jean de Ferrières, Vidame de Chartres, was the grandson of Jean de Ferrières (died 1497), who had been twice married, firstly to Marguerite de Bourbon (d. before February 1482), illegitimate daughter of John II, Duke of Bourbon (d. April 1488), by whom he had two sons who died without issue, and secondly to Marie de Damas, Dame de Maligny, by whom he had an elder son, Philippe de Ferrières, who inherited the Ferrières lands, and a younger son, François de Ferrières (died 1544), who inherited the Maligny lands, and in 1516 married Louise de Vendôme (d. by 1553), despite the strong opposition of her brother, Louis de Vendôme (d. 22 August 1526). François de Ferrières (died 1544) who was chamberlain to Charles, Duke of Bourbon, and Louise de Vendôme, who was maid of honour to Anne de Beaujeu, Duchess of Bourbon, had two sons and five daughters:
In February 1538 Jean de Ferrières was given two benefices by his father. Less than two years later, however, he was disinherited by both his father and mother when they made their joint last wills on 23 December 1539. Although the reason for his disinheritance is unknown, d'Estang suggests that it may have been due to his abandonment of the Catholic religion.
In November 1549 he travelled to Rome in the suite of Henri II's ambassador in ordinary, Claude d'Urfé (d. 12 November 1558) for the papal conclave of 1549 to 1550 after the death of Pope Paul III. In 1553 he accompanied his first cousin, François de Vendôme (d. 22 December 1560), the then Vidame de Chartres, to Metz, which was under siege by the English. In 1557 he travelled to Piedmont.
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