Jehan-Jacques Le Poutré dit Lavigne

Jehan-Jacques as his manor house, February 2009.

J-J at Summits Fall Coronet 2007.

SCA History

Also known as "Jean-Jacques Lavigne", and simply "John Jack" in England and "Johan Jakob" in Germany, Jehan-Jacques first SCA exposure was about 1991 when his childhood friend Rafe Neuton told him about a grade school demo. His first event was a brief day trip to the Long and Short of It Tournament in 1996 and first camping event was An Tir-West War 2001, after which time he was very active in the society from 2001-2006.

Jehan-Jacques is a Protege of Mistress Nadezhda Volynskaiia.

Offices

• Grete Boke April 2002 to Present Terra Pomaria
• Herald August 2002 to April 2005 Terra Pomaria
• Minister of the Lists October 2007 to May 2008 Terra Pomaria
• Herald Interim April 2008 to June 2008 Terra Pomaria

Persona

Jehan-Jacques Le Poutré dit Lavigne is a 16th Century persona, with a focus on 1500-1550, who hails from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut in Habsburg Southern Netherlands. Culturally and in language Jehan-Jacques is more French, but his ancestry and residence serves the Holy Roman Empire, namely Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V.

Interests

• Authenticity
• Persona development
• 16th Century Games and Passtimes
• 16th Century Encampments
• 16th Century Gardening
• 16th Century Dancing
• 16th Century Music - playing the lute
• 16th Century Costuming, specifically Henrican Tudor
• 16th Century Politics
• 16th Century Religion
• 16th Century Class lifestyle
• 16th Century Sociology
• 16th Century History
• 16th Century Customs