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- Under his leadership, the family gained control of land in central, western, and southern France, as well as its holdings in northern France and Paris. Anne advanced the family's influence by securing powerful offices such as constable, governor, admiral, and cardinal for his relatives. He also sought to marry his children into leading families.
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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.
Bouchard II of Montmorency. Bouchard de Bray, also Bouchard I of Montmorency (died after 960 and before 966) was a French knight from the Tenth Century. he was the ancestor of the noble House of Montmorency and the noble House of Montlhery.
- after 960
- Bouchard II of Montmorency
- Hildegarde of Blois
- House of Montmorency
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
Mar 27, 2024 · 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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
Montmorency family. Henri II, duke de Montmorency (born 1595—died Oct. 30, 1632, Toulouse, Fr.) was a rebel against the leadership of Cardinal de Richelieu. He was executed as a traitor, thus ending the peerage duchy of Montmorency. The son of Henri de Montmorency by his second wife, Louise de Budos, Henri was appointed to succeed his father ...
Sep 9, 2002 · On November 10th, 1567, during the second of the French Wars of Religion, a large royal army moved north of Paris to wrest control of St Denis from a force of Protestants which was then threatening the capital. It was led to victory by a seventy-four-year-old commander who was wounded in the battle and died two days later.
