Pierre de Craon

Craon was entrusted with money to finance the expedition of Louis I, Duke of Anjou to seize the Kingdom of Naples, but he kept the funds himself and spent his time in debauchery in Venice.

On his return to Paris, he was publicly upbraided by Louis' brother, John, Duke of Berry.

After a period in Brittany, Craon returned to Paris in secret, planning to murder Clisson.

Craon was imprisoned in the Louvre, but was soon released following interventions by the Queen of England and the Duchess of Burgundy.

He erected a cross bearing his coat of arms at the gallows of Paris, at which criminals could confess before their execution.

His son Antoine de Craon was implicated in the murder of Louis I, Duke of Orléans and was killed at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.

The Blazon of Pierre de Craon le Grand
Olivier V de Clisson as depicted on his tomb, Basilique Notre Dame du Roncier, Josselin , Brittany , France