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In time, the Montmorency became allied with the Bourbon family against the Guise, the third of the competing groups. The Bourbon sided with the Protestant cause, while the Guise remained unbendingly Catholic.
From the barons de Fosseux, a branch of the Montmorency family established in Brabant in the 15th century, sprang the seigneurs de Bouteville, among whom was the duellist François de Montmorency-Bouteville, who was beheaded in 1627. [1]
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He was allegedly illiterate. This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Montmorency family, one of France’s most illustrious families, which took its name from its seat at Montmorency in the Île-de-France, whence its head became traditionally known as “premier baron (or premier Christian) of France.”.
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Aug 19, 2019 · The Bourbon family sided with the Protestants, with the Montmorency family as their ally. The Guise family sided with the Catholics, meaning they were against the Boubon and Montmorency families.
On her mother's side, Marguérite de Foix-Candale descended from the Montmorency family, one of France’s most illustrious families, which took its name from its seat at Montmorency in the Île-de-France, whence its head became traditionally known as “premier baron of France.”
May 27, 2015 · The Montmorency family had been removed from court and their influence had been ended. They wanted to redress this.The Guise family was having their status at court challenged by the Medici and Bourbon families.
In 1632, the Château was confiscated by the King. In 1643, it was returned to Charlotte de Montmorency, wife of Henri II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé. Louis II de Bourbon, known as the Great Condé, their son and a cousin of the King, inherited it.
