15C-Shield- French Knight- Guillebert de Lannoy-Painted Canvas on wood

This Shield is part of our Battle of Agincourt Collection. It bears the heraldic device for a French Knight who fought at the battle in 1415.

Guillebert de Lannoy (also Gilbert, Guilbert or Ghillebert; 1386–1462), was a Flemish traveler and diplomat, chamberlain to the duke of Burgundy, governor of the fort of Sluys, and a knight of the Golden Fleece. Guillebert  fought in 1415 against the English in the Battle of Azincourt or Agincourt, where he was wounded and captured.