Olivier de la Marche

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Olivier de la Marche (1425 – 1502) was the first maître d'hotel of Philip the Good[1] and close to Charles the Bold in the Duchy of Burgundy.

He was the witness of the ballotage of Flanders between the kingdom of France and the dynasty of the Habsburgs starting from the end of the 15th century. The area then held a central place in the Empire over which Charles V and his successors wanted hegemony.

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  1. ^   "Olivier de la Marche". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. 
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