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A jester, also known as joker, court jester, or fool, was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during royal court.Jesters were also traveling performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events.
Perkeo of Heidelberg, 18th Century jester of Prince Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine; Raja Birbal (c. 16th century), Indian jester of Emperor Akbar of Mughal Empire; Roland the Farter, 12th Century jester of Henry II of England; Russel Erwood (b. 1981), 2nd official resident jester of Conwy in North Wales replacing the jester of 1295 [1] [2]
In Verdi's opera Rigoletto, the singer of the title role, a jester, carries a marotte, ... A Court Fool of the 15th Century. Jacquemart de Hesdin. Hieronymus Bosch.
Triboulet (fl. 1447–1479) [1] was a jester and comedy playwright for René of Anjou. There have been at least three Triboulets, as homonymy was widespread among French court jesters. [ 2 ] The Triboulet for René of Anjou was the first one.
Ferrial was born in France in 1479. In unknown circumstances, Ferrial found purpose in life as the court jester for King Francis I (and perhaps also earlier for Louix XII), who kept him on the court, together with François Bourcier, "governor of Triboulet" and his brother, Nicolas Le Feurial. [2]
Henry the Eighth and His Family (1545) – the man at the far right is the jester Will Somers, and it has been suggested that the woman at the far left is the jester Jane Foole. Sommers is believed to be portrayed in a painting of Henry VIII and family at the Palace of Whitehall. It was completed around 1544–45 by an unknown artist.
Madame d'Or (d.after 1429), was a French jester. The chronicler St Remy described her as a "moult gracieuse folle" (in English, something like "very graceful fool"). [1]In 1429 Madame d'Or performed at the inauguration of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Bruges, Belgium. [2]
Archibald "Archy" Armstrong (died March 1672) was a native of Cumberland, and according to tradition first distinguished himself as a sheep thief; afterwards he entered the service of James VI and I as a court jester, with whom he became a favourite.