Jean de Nivelle (1422–1477)

Jean de Nivelle (1422 – 26 June 1477) was a French nobleman, son of Jean II of Montmorency who became a byword for failing to fulfill filial duties and treachery. Called by his father to assist Louis XI in his conflict with Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, but Jean allied himself Burgundy and was disinherited as a "dog".[1] This led to lines in multiple songs such as "C'est le chien de Jean de Nivelle, il s'enfuit quand on l'appelle" - The more you call him, the more he runs away, like John de Nivelle's dog.

References

A. Rosenberg, "Nicolas Gueudeville and His Work (1652-172?)", International Archives of the History of Ideas (Archives internationales d'histoire des idées) 99, 2012, p. 242: "Jean de Nivelle was summoned by his father, Jean II of Montmorency, to help Louis XI in his struggles with the Duke of Burgundy. Neither Jean nor his brother heeded the call, and their father disinherited them and termed them chiens."

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[1] A. Rosenberg, "Nicolas Gueudeville and His Work (1652-172?)", International Archives of the History of Ideas (Archives internationales d'histoire des idées) 99, 2012, p. 242: "Jean de Nivelle was summoned by his father, Jean II of Montmorency, to help Louis XI in his struggles with the Duke of Burgundy. Neither Jean nor his brother heeded the call, and their father disinherited them and termed them chiens."