Le Comte d'Évreux

A grasping Norman lord with holdings across Spain, Normandy, and Picardy, the Comte d'Évreux first cheated Thomas of his holdings near Givras after treating with the English following Crécy. He later seized Thomas's keep of Arpentel, declaring the lands forfeit and installing himself as regent and protector for Thomas's son. He was let into the keep by Thomas's wife and soon into her bed, becoming the enemy Thomas swore to kill in revenge for the theft of his lands, wife, and honor. Later, on the road to Avignon, Thomas caught up with the Comte at a stream and challenged him to an affair of honor. The Comte, a big man but softer and younger than Thomas, initially declared Thomas excommunicate but accepted the duel. During the fight, he was struck in the armpit by Thomas's sword and knocked down by a blow from a war axe. The duel was interrupted by an ambush of English routiers, and the Comte d'Évreux was killed by an arrow through his aventail under the chin.

A grasping Norman lord who treated with the English after Crécy, the Comte first cheated Thomas of holdings near Givras. He later seized Thomas's keep of Arpentel, let in by Thomas's wife, with whom he took up. He declared Thomas's son the lord and himself regent, stealing Thomas's land, wife, and knighthood. On the road to Avignon, leading a military procession, he was challenged by Thomas. Though a big, soft-faced man not yet twenty-five, he accepted the duel, declaring Thomas excommunicate. They fought on foot; the Comte was wounded in the armpit and knocked down by an axe blow but was ultimately killed by an arrow through his aventail. Later, at the papal feast in the Grand Tinel, he was seen seated near Pope Clement, a handsome, sober young knight attended by a page in Spanish red.

A grasping lord with holdings in Spain, Normandy, and Picardy, the Comte d'Évreux first cheated Thomas of holdings near Givras and later, after the loss at Crécy, treated with the English. He seized Thomas's keep and lands of Arpentel, declaring them forfeit and making himself regent and protector. He was let into the keep by Thomas's wife and into her bed with little struggle, though he formally declared Thomas's son the lord and stood as regent until the boy's majority. Thomas swore to kill him for this betrayal. The Comte was a big, handsome man with a soft chin, younger than twenty-five, whose quiet manner belied his youth. On the road to Avignon, he led a military procession and later, at a stream, fought Thomas in an affair of honor after declaring him excommunicate. Struck in the armpit by Thomas's sword and knocked down by a war axe, he was finally killed by an arrow through his aventail under the chin. Later, at Pope Clement's feast in the Grand Tinel, he was seated near the pope, attended by a page in Spanish red, and received a hardy slap from the Valois Duc after modestly claiming they were undeserving of such kindness.