Louis de Harismendy

• Louis de Harismendy was a Basque, born about 1643-1644 in Bidart, Pays Basque [now Pyrénées Atlantiques (64)], France.
   

• December 26, 1688
  Letter of marque (to act as a privateer) is granted by the Admiralty of Guyenne to Louis de Harismendy, captain of the Dissimulée, 180-ton, from Bordeaux.
  Source: AD33 6/B/73 f°50v
   

• July 5, 1690
  Letter of marque (to act as a privateer) is granted by the Admiralty of Guyenne to Louis de Harismendy, captain of the Glorieux from Bordeaux.
  Source: AD33 6/B/74 f°43-46
  The Glorieux, under Captain Louis de Harismendy, leaves the harbour of Bordeaux to go, via La Rochelle, to Plaisance [Placentia, Newfoundland] with two passengers: Sieur de Monelay, Secretary of the Comte de Frontenac, and Jacques Bréau.

  Source: AD33 6B/295  f°139v
   

• October 8, 1691
  Letter of marque (to act as a privateer) is granted by the Admiralty of Guyenne to Louis de Harismendy, captain of the Glorieux, 130-ton, from Ciboure.
  Source: AD64 B8698 p 36-38
   

• May 16, 1692
  Judgment confirming the capture of the Espérance by captain Louis de Harismendy, in command of the frigate the Glorieux.
  Source: AD64 2Mi19 (R1) B8698
   

• June 6, 1692
  Capture of the Deux Frères Deriga by de Harismendy, in command of the frigate the  Glorieux.
  Source: AD64 B8699  p 70-73
   

• June 28, 1692
  Sieur de Harismendy in command of the frigate the Glorieux.
  Source: AD64 B8699  p 37
   

• October 29, 1692
  Louis de Harismendy in command of the frigate the Glorieux.
  Source: AD64 B8700  p 69-71
   

• November 22, 1692
  Comte de Ponchartrain, Secretary of State for the Navy, to Sieur de Laboulaye [Commissioner of the Navy and investor in the Aigle]: the King gives approval for Monsieur le Duc de Gramont to employ Sieur [Suhigaraychipy] on the Mignon and de Harismendy on the Aigle.
  Source: AN Marine B/2/86 (2) f° 431
   

• December 24, 1692
  Sieur Louis de Harismendy, of the frigate of the King the Aigle, appears in Bayonne > before Monsieur Delalande, adviser of the King and Lieutenant-General of the Admiralty of Guyenne.
  Source: AD64 2Mi19 (R1) B8700
   

• June 30, 1693

  Instructions from the Comte de Ponchartrain, Secretary of State for the Navy, to Sieur Antoine d'Arcy de la Varenne, to form a squadron to stop the Dutch whaling fishery in Spitsbergen:

  • Vessel the Pélican, under command of Captain de la Varenne

  • Frigate the Aigle, under command of Captain Johannis Suhigaraychipy, also known as Coursic or Croisic

  • Frigate the Favory, under command of Captain Louis de Harismendy

  • Vessel the Prudent, privateer of Saint Malo, under command of Sieur Gouin de Beauchesne

  Source: AN Marine B/4/14 (2)  f°522
              Philippe Henrat: French Naval Operations in Spitsbergen During Louis XIV's Reign
   

• September 27, 1693
  Marriage in the Notre Dame church of Bayonne, of Louis de Harismendy, 48 years old, captain of vessel of the King, born in Bidart, and Marie de Lafourcade, 26 years old.
  Source: Web AD64 5Mi102-11 (301/1316)
   

• April 21, 1694

  Instructions from the Comte de Ponchartrain to the Sieur de Saint Clair to form a squadron, to stop the English cod-fishery on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland:

  • Vessel the Gaillard, under command of Captain de Saint Clair

  • Frigate the Aigle, under command of Captain Johannis Suhigaraychipy, also known as Coursic

  • Frigate the Favory, under command of Captain Louis de Harismendy

  • Vessel the Prudent, privateer of Saint Malo, under command of Sieur Gouin de Beauchesne

  Source: AN Marine B/2/96 f°94

   

• April 26, 1694
  Order to give Sieur de Harismendy the command of the frigate of the King, the Favory, which the King will ordre to be armed in Bayonne.
  Source: AN Marine B/2/96 f°100
   

• September 15, 1694
  Frigate captain Sieur Duvignau, commanding the Aigle, registers his complaint against "blue" [non-Navy] ensign Detchevery from Bidart, and "blue" lieutenant Tipitto Daspicouette from  Hendaye. He reserves his right to register a complaint against Sieur de Harismendy commanding the Favory.
  Source: AN Marine B/4/15 (2) f°375
   

• December 15, 1694
  Comte de Ponchartrain, Secretary of State for the Navy, to Sieur de la Boulaye: the judgement which was given against the deserter who was given to you by Sieur DuVignau (...) of the complaint which was made to you by Sieur Du Vignau against some officers and the best part of its crew which leaved the frigate when it entered Forillon. I make give to Rochefort the sum of eight miles [écus] installment of what is due by the King for the armament of the Gaillard, the Aigle and the Favory to be able to pay off the officers, marines and sailors of the crew of le Gaillard. You must oblige the ship-owners to pay those of  the Aigle and the Favory (...) Sieur de Saint Clear extremely destroyed in my spirit in the cruise which it has just made, the good opinion that I had of him (...) send to me the declarations of Sieurs DuVignau, de Harismendy and Beauchesne of his refusal to enter in Forillon and to finish the mission of Saint John.
  Source: AN Marine B/2/100 (3) f°746
   

• July 1706
  Louis de Harismendy died on July 9 at Bayonne and was buried on July 10, 1706 at the cloister Sainte-Marie.
  Source: AD64 Bayonne 5Mi102-12 (377/1178)

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