Antoine d'Estrées (1529 – 11 May 1609) was Marquis of
Coeuvres,
vicomte
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of Soissons and of Bercy, Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1578 and Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel also in 1578. He was made gentleman of the chamber for
Francis, Duke of Anjou
''Monsieur'' François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (; 18 March 1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici.
Early years
He was scarred by smallpox at age eight, and his pitted face and s ...
, and later was made governor of several territories.
Biography
Antoine was the son of Jean d'Estrées, Count of Orbec and Marquis of Cœuvres Catherine de Bourbon. He was born some time during 1529.
In 1558, he married
Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière and had at least nine children, the most famous being:
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Gabrielle d'Estrées
Gabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux (; 157310 April 1599) was a mistress, confidante and adviser of Henry IV of France. She is noted for her role in ending the religious civil wars that plagued France ...
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François Annibal d'Estrées
François-Annibal d'Estrées, duc d'Estrées (1573 – 5 May 1670) was a French diplomat, soldier and Marshal of France.
Biography
François-Annibal d'Estrées was born in 1573, to Antoine d'Estrées and Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière, ...
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Julienne-Hippolyte-Joséphine d’Estrées
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Angélique d’Estrées
References
Sources
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1529 births
1609 deaths
16th-century French politicians
Members of the Académie Française
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