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Anne de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency (c. 1493 – 12 November 1567) was a French noble, governor, royal favourite and Constable of France during the mid to late Italian Wars and early French Wars of Religion.
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Anne, duke de Montmorency, constable of France who was powerful during the reigns of Francis I, Henry II, and Charles IX. He served in the numerous wars in northern Italy and southern France against Charles V, Holy Roman emperor and king of Spain, and in the campaigns of Charles IX against the Huguenots.
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Anne de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency was a French noble, governor, royal favourite and Constable of France during the mid to late Italian Wars and early French Wars of Religion. He served under five French kings.
The first creation was in 1551 for Anne de Montmorency, Constable of France. This title was forfeited by the 4th Duke of Montmorency, who was executed for treason in 1632. The dukedom was recreated in 1633 for his sister Charlotte-Marguerite de Montmorency and her husband, the Prince of Condé.
Sep 9, 2002 · He was Anne de Montmorency, the Constable of France. He died, perhaps as he had always hoped to, as a warrior for his God and his king. Montmorency’s long career as a soldier, diplomat, and courtier made him one of the most important royal ministers of sixteenth-century France.
Anne First Duke of Montmorency. Montmorency , ANNE, FIRST DUKE OF, b. at Chantilly, March 15, 1492; d. at Paris, November 12, 1567. He belonged to that family of Montmorency whose members from 1327 held the title of first Barons of France.
Quick Reference. (1492–1567), French commander and statesman. He was Francis I's boyhood companion and fought with him at Marignano (1515). In 1522 Francis made him a marshal. Montmorency was one of the ...