Henri I de Montmorency (15 June 1534 in
Chantilly, Oise
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– 2 April 1614),
Marshal of France
Marshal of France (french: Maréchal de France, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished ( ...
, and
Constable of France, seigneur of
Damville, served as
Governor of Languedoc
This is the list of governors of Languedoc :
Languedoc was a former province of France, which existed until 1789.
* 1339–1345 : Jean de Marigny
* 1352–1357 : John I, Count of Armagnac
* 1357–1361 : Jean de Valois
* 1361–1361 : Robert ...
from 1563 to 1614.
Biography
Born on 15 June 1534, Henri was the son of Anne de Montmorency and Madeleine of Savoy. As ''Gouverneur'', he led an army into Toulouse, campaigning for nine months in 1570, and was chastized by the ''capitouls'' for letting Catholic property fall into the hands of a passing Protestant army without taking action. They accused Henri of being betraying the city and being in league with Protestants like his cousin Admiral Coligny. He responded by arresting four ''bourgeois'' and sending them to Paris with charges of slander. Henri also placed a ''procureur-général'' on the ''Parlement'' of Toulouse who was suspected of Protestantism. In October 1574 he joined with the Protestants of lower Languedoc), was deprived of his office by the ''Parlement'' of Toulouse, and arrests were made of his associates charged with conspiracy against the king. In the midst of these arrests, Henri hanged one of his own captains on a suspicion of poisoning, believing that Henry III of France was trying to kill him.
Henri became
Duke of Montmorency on his brother François' death in 1579. As a leader of the party called the ''
Politiques'' he took a prominent part in the
French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion is the term which is used in reference to a period of civil war between French Catholics and Protestants, commonly called Huguenots, which lasted from 1562 to 1598. According to estimates, between two and four mi ...
. In 1593 Henri was made
constable of France, but
Henry IV showed some anxiety to keep him away from Languedoc, which he ruled like a sovereign prince.
Issue
With his first wife, Antoinette de La Marck (1542-1591), daughter of
Robert IV de La Marck. They had:
* Charlotte de Montmorency (1571-1636), married in 1591
Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême
Charles de Valois (28 April 1573 – 24 September 1650) was an illegitimate son of Charles IX of France and Marie Touchet. He was count of Auvergne, duke of Angoulême, and memoirist.
Biography
Charles de Valois was born at the Château de Fay ...
* Marguerite de Montmorency (1577-1660), married in 1593, Anne de Lévis, Duke of Ventadour
With his second wife, Louise de Budos (1575-1598), They had:
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Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency
Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency (11 May 1594 – 2 December 1650) was an heiress of one of France's leading ducal families, and Princess de Condé by her marriage to Henri de Bourbon. She almost became a mistress of Henry IV of France, b ...
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Henri II de Montmorency
Henri II de Montmorency (1595 – 30 October 1632) was a French nobleman and military commander.
Biography
Born at Chantilly, Oise, Henri was the son of Henri I de Montmorency and Louise de Budos. He was the godson of Henri IV and was constant ...
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