The jacquemart visible on the campanile of the south tower of the facade of Notre Dame Church in Dijon is the metal automaton of one of the first chiming clocks made in the middle of the 14th century for the hall tower of the city of Courtrai in Belgium. Looted by Philipp the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, in 1382, it was offered to the city of Dijon which had provided the Duke with more than a thousand men-at-arms. To Jacquemart, the single character who struck the hours was added a companion, Jacqueline, in 1651 to avoid wear and tear on the bell. The ringer itself was then embellished, and the couple later welcomed a first son, Jacquelinet, in 1751 to ring the half-hours and a daughter Jacquelinette, in 1884, to ring the quarter-hours.