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Anne de Saint-Pol. Signature. 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. He served under five French kings ( Louis XII, François I, Henri II, François II and Charles IX ).
- c. 1493, Chantilly
- Montmorency
- 12 November 1567, Paris
- Madeleine de Savoie
Sep 9, 2002 · It was led to victory by a seventy-four-year-old commander who was wounded in the battle and died two days later. 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 ...
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Nov 10, 2011 · Anne de Montmorency 1493-1567 Constable of France, Canvas painting by Dominique Henri Guifard, located in Musée Condé, Chantilly, France. Anne de Montmorency had proven many times before that his race does not degenerate and the brave blood of an illustrious line of ancestors flowed in his veins.
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. He began his career in the latter Italian Wars of Louis XII, seeing service at Ravenna. When François, his childhood friend, ascended to the throne in 1515 he advanced as governor ...
ANNE, DUC DE MONTMORENCY (1493-1567), constable of France, was born at Chantilly, and was brought up with the future King Francis I., whom he followed into Italy in 1515, distinguishing himself especially at Marignano. In 1516 he became governor of Novara; in 1520 he was present at the Field of Cloth of Gold, and afterwards had charge of ...
Anne Montmorency, duc de (mŏnt´mərĕn´sē, Fr. än dük də môNmôräNsē´), 1493?–1567, constable of France. He was made a marshal (1522) by Francis I, was captured with Francis at Pavia (1525), helped negotiate (1526) Francis's release, and soon after the king's return received the governorship of Languedoc, which remained in his family until 1632.
Montmorency, constable since 1538, was disgraced (June, 1541) through the influence of the favourite, Mme. d'Etampes. In 1547 Henry II, hardly become king, recalled Montmorency and made him really his favourite: Charles V made advances to the constable who in 1551 became a duke anda peer. He soon found himself opposed to the Guises.
