a jesters tale
- gaymen2
- Aug 14
- 1 min read
He was a jester in the court of Louis XII, King of France from 1498 to 1515.
He became famous for slapping the king on the backside.
This act greatly enraged the king, who threatened to execute Triboulet. After a moment to calm down, the king decided to spare Triboulet's life if he came up with a more insulting apology than the one he had just presented to the king.
Triboulet went on to say,
"I am very sorry, Your Majesty, I didn't recognize you! I mistook you for the queen!"
While Triboulet's response was clever and, in fact, more offensive, it broke an order prohibiting anyone from mocking the queen.
The king decided to proceed with the execution, but allowed Triboulet to choose how he would die.
With his life in danger, Triboulet replied,
"Good father, for the love of Saint Nitouche and Saint Pansard, patrons of madness, I choose to die of old age."
The king could only laugh. He annulled the execution and decided to banish Triboulet.
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