Background He was a son of Hugh VIII of Amboise, who was killed at the battle of Agincourt, and of Jeanne de Guénand.
Achievements Conseiller and chamberlain to Charles VII. Governor of Touraine. Louis XI's ambassador to Rome. Lord of Chaumont, Meillant, Sagonne, Les Rochettes, Asnières (in Blésois), Saint-Vérain, Bussy, Preuilly, Les Bordes-Guénand, Moulins, Charenton, etc. With his cousin Louis d'Amboise, he fought alongside Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orléans (January 1429). He participated in the "Praguerie" under the rule of Charles VII. He participated in the "Ligue de Bien-Public" under the rule of Louis XI, who, in reprisals, confiscated all his goods and had his main fortress at Chaumont destroyed.