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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. Members of the Montmorency joined both the Catholic and Protestant sides in an effort to promote religious tolerance.
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The Montmorency family was one of the three families that struggled for control of the French crown during the Wars of Religion between 1562 and 1598. In time, the Montmorency became allied with the Bourbon family against the Guise, the third of the competing groups.
Henry IV of France once said, that if ever the House of Bourbon should fail (i.e., become extinct), no European family deserved the French crown more than the House of Montmorency. Bouchard I's son Thibaud of Montmorency was the ancestor of the lords of Montlhéry. Matthieu I of Montmorency received in 1138 the post of constable, and died in 1160.
- c. 997
- Kingdom of France
- Dieu ayde le premier baron chrestien, (God help the first Christian baron)
- Bouchard I of Montmorency
Henri II’s beautiful sister Charlotte de Montmorency (1594–1650) had been married in 1609 to Henry II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, who had to send her abroad to escape King Henry IV’s passionate attentions. Later she courageously upheld her children’s cause during the civil war of the Fronde.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
He allied with the dauphin, the future Henri II during this time in his rivalry with the king's third son. Upon the dauphin's ascent in 1547 Montmorency was recalled from his exile and restored to all his offices, with his enemies disgraced.
- c. 1493, Chantilly
- Montmorency
- 12 November 1567, Paris
- Madeleine de Savoie
The Bourbon had become Kings of France. Becoming King in 1594, Henry of Bourbon took the name of Henry IV, King of France and Navarre (1594-1610). After him, the Throne went to his son Louis XIII (1610-1643) under the regency of his mother Maria de’ Medici until he came of age and then, at his death, to his son Louis XIV, who was then aged ...
Aug 19, 2019 · The Montmorency, Bourbon and Guise were the families involved. 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.
The flower of the French nobility joined the forces, among them the younger sons of the duke of Guise, the Bourbon-Vendôme prince's of the blood and Montmorency. In 1551 Brissac's force executed a coup with the capture of Chieri , surprising the Emperor who had expected the French to relieve Parma . [15]
