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Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery, Lord of Lorges and Ducey (5 May 1530 – 26 June 1574), was a French nobleman of Scottish extraction and captain of the Scots Guard of King Henry II of France. He is remembered for mortally injuring Henry II in a jousting accident and subsequently converting to Protestantism , the faith that the Scots ...
Jun 28, 2023 · Gabriel, Comte de Montgomery, Seigneur de Lorges (5 May 1530 – 26 June 1574), a French nobleman, was a captain of the Scots Guards of King Henry II of France. He is remembered for mortally injuring King Henry II in a jousting accident and subsequently converting to Protestantism, the faith that the Scots Guard sought to suppress.
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- Isabeau (Touche) Montgomery de Lorges
When Gabriel de Lorges Count of Montgomery, Lord of Lorges and Ducey was born on 5 May 1530, in Ducey, Normandy, France, his father, Jacques comte de Montgomerie, was 46 and his mother, Claude Dame de Ducey de la Bouexiere, was 30. He had at least 4 sons and 5 daughters with Isabeau de la Touche.
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- Isabeau de la Touche
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views 2,485,350 updated. Gabriel Montgomery, seigneur de Lorges, comte de (gäbrēĕl´ sānyör´ də lôrzh kôNt də môNgômərē´), c.1530–1574, French soldier. Captain of the Scottish guards of King Henry II of France, he accidentally killed the king in a tournament in 1559.
Feb 25, 2023 · Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery (1530-1574) was a French nobleman and captain of the Scots Guard of King Henry II. He fatally injured the king in a jousting accident and subsequently converted to Protestantism, becoming a leader of the Huguenots.
On 26 June 1574, Gabriel de Lorges, comte de Montgomery and Huguenot commander, was executed in Paris. Propaganda condoning his fate quickly appeared. Printed discourses claimed that not only was Montgomery a ‘true monster … born to subvert and ruin this kingdom’ and leader of conspirators and rebels, but that he had shown ‘sacrilegious ...
Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery, Lord of Lorges and Ducey (5 May 1530 – 26 June 1574), was a French nobleman of Scottish extraction and captain of the Scots Guard of King Henry II of France. He is remembered for mortally injuring Henry II in a jousting accident and subsequently converting to Protestantism, the faith that the Scots ...
