Statue in Tielt by Jef Claerhout Galg of Montfaucon Olivier le Daim, nicknamed Olivier de Devil and born as Olivier De Neckere (Necker or Necker = Devil) (Tielt, 1434 - Paris, May 21, 1484) was a confidant of the French King Louis XI.
Louis de Valois, the later king of France Louis XI was in flight for his father. Philip de Goede granted him asylum and lodged him in the castle of Genesia, together with his wife Charlotte of Savoy. Their second son Joachim was also born, who died four months later and is buried in the church of Halle.
Louis also came to Tielt. Olivier was the son of a Tieltse barber and became friends with Louis. Louis returned to Paris, along with Olivier, after a while.
The friendship between the national boy and the king made Olivier a councilman and confidant of the French king. The king appointed him as court barber of the French royal house and head of the Paris barbire guild. Olivier was devised with titles and donations. He obtained the title of "Olivier le Daim" (Dutch: Damhert) Count of Meulan.
Of course, the blitz career did not remain unnoticed at the court seat. When the king died in 1483, Olivier was hanged out of the infamous Galg of Montfaucon (literally falcon mountain), a three-storey high and hexagonal gallows on a hill north of medieval Paris.
This historical figure is written in works by some 19th century writers, including Walter Scott ("Quentin Durward"), Victor Hugo ("Notre Dame de Paris") and Alfred Neumann ("Ter Teufel"). < / p>
His statue stands for the Tieltse hall tower, his coat of arms can be seen in her walls. In his statue a spider (allegory representation of the French king) is being processed that protects him. Literature / notes / Externe link
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