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Pierre de la Broce or de la Brosse (died 30 June 1278) was a royal favorite and councilor during the early reign of Philip III of France.

De la Broce was from a family of petty nobility in Touraine, and was the royal physician (by 1255) and chamberlain (by 1266) for Louis IX.^[1] After Louis' death in 1270, de la Broce quickly became a favorite of the new king. He accumulated a substantial fortune, built from Philip's largess and from gifts from those hoping to cultivate his influence with the king.

This influence was greatly resented by many of the nobility and by associates of the Queen. In 1276 he was accused of having poisoned the king's eldest son and his wife, Isabelle d'Aragon.^[2] In 1277 letters allegedly written by de la Broce were presented to Philip, which caused the king to have de la Broce arrested. He was finally hanged six months later. No trial was held, and the evidence was apparently suppressed, so the contents of the letters are unknown. Evidence has been put forward that de la Broce was framed.

Divine Comedy

De la Broce appears in Dante's Purgatory, in Canto VI, with the other spirits of those who, though redeemed, were prevented from making a final confession and reconciliation due to having died by violence:

I saw the soul

cleft from its body out of spite and envy—

not, so it said, because it had been guilty—

I mean Pier de la Brosse,

and may the Lady of Brabant [the Queen of France]

while she's still in this world, watch

her ways—or end among a sadder flock

from Allen Mandelbaum's translation

References

^ Field, Sean L. (2019-05-15). Courting Sanctity: Holy Women and the Capetians. Cornell University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-5017-3620-9.
^ Busby, Keith (2022-06-08). Codex and Context: Reading Old French Verse Narrative in Manuscript, Volume II. BRILL. p. 443. ISBN 978-90-04-48598-3.

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+[[File:Pierre de la Brosse.jpg|thumb|Pierre de La Brosse hanged, in a ms of ''[[Grandes Chroniques de France|Chroniques de France]]'' ([[British Library|B.L.]] Royal 20 C VII f. 15]]
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-[[File:Pierre de la Brosse.jpg|thumb|Pierre de La Brosse hanged, in a ms of ''[[Chroniques de France]]'' ([[British Library|B.L.]] Royal 20 C VII f. 15]]
+'''Pierre de la Broce''' or '''de la Brosse''' (died 30 June 1278) was a royal favorite and councilor during the early reign of [[Philip III of France]].
-'''Pierre de la Broce''' (Sometimes spelled as Pierre de Brosse) (died June 30, 1278) was a royal favorite and councilor during the early part of the reign of [[Philip III of France]].
-De la Broce was from a family of [[petty nobility]] in [[Touraine]], and was a minor household official for [[Louis IX of France|Louis IX]]. After Louis' death in 1270, de la Broce quickly became a favorite of the new king. He accumulated a substantial fortune, built from Philip's largesse and from gifts from those hoping to cultivate his influence with the king.
+De la Broce was from a family of [[petty nobility]] in [[Touraine]], and was the royal physician (by 1255) and chamberlain (by 1266) for [[Louis IX of France|Louis IX]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Field |first=Sean L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FsCIDwAAQBAJ |title=Courting Sanctity: Holy Women and the Capetians |date=2019-05-15 |publisher=Cornell University Press |isbn=978-1-5017-3620-9 |pages=79 |language=en}}</ref> After Louis' death in 1270, de la Broce quickly became a favorite of the new king. He accumulated a substantial fortune, built from Philip's largess and from gifts from those hoping to cultivate his influence with the king.
-This influence was greatly resented by many of the nobility and by associates of the Queen. In 1277 letters allegedly written by de la Broce were presented to Philip, which caused the king to have de la Broce arrested. He was finally hanged six months later. No trial was held, and the evidence was apparently suppressed, so the contents of the letters are unknown. Evidence has been put forward that de la Broce was framed.
+This influence was greatly resented by many of the nobility and by associates of the Queen. In 1276 he was accused of having poisoned the king's eldest son and his wife, [[Isabelle d'Aragon]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Busby |first=Keith |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QUB0EAAAQBAJ |title=Codex and Context: Reading Old French Verse Narrative in Manuscript, Volume II |date=2022-06-08 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-48598-3 |pages=443 |language=en}}</ref> In 1277 letters allegedly written by de la Broce were presented to Philip, which caused the king to have de la Broce arrested. He was finally hanged six months later. No trial was held, and the evidence was apparently suppressed, so the contents of the letters are unknown. Evidence has been put forward that de la Broce was framed.
 ==Divine Comedy==
 De la Broce appears in [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]]'s [[the Divine Comedy#Purgatorio|Purgatory]], in Canto VI, with the other spirits of those who, though redeemed, were prevented from making a final confession and reconciliation due to having died by violence:
-I saw the soul<br>
+:I saw the soul<br>
-cleft from its body out of spite and envy --<br>
+:cleft from its body out of spite and envy—<br>
-not, so it said, because it had been guilty --<br>
+:not, so it said, because it had been guilty—<br>
-I mean Pier de la Brosse,<br>
+:I mean Pier de la Brosse,<br>
-and may the Lady of Brabant [the Queen of France]<br>
+:and may the Lady of Brabant [the Queen of France]<br>
-while she's still in this world, watch<br>
+:while she's still in this world, watch<br>
-her ways—or end among a sadder flock<br>
+:her ways—or end among a sadder flock<br>
-(from Allen Mandelbaum's translation)
+::<small>from Allen Mandelbaum's translation</small>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+=== Further reading ===
+*Hélary, Xavier (2006). [https://www.persee.fr/doc/jds_0021-8103_2006_num_2_1_1703 "Pierre de La Broce, seigneur féodal, et le service militaire sous Philippe III: L'ost de Sauveterre (1276)."] ''Journal des savants'' (2): 275–305.
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