Gaspard I de Coligny, Count of Coligny, seigneur de Châtillon (1465/1470–1522), known as the Marshal of Châtillon, was a French soldier.
He was born in
Châtillon-Coligny
Châtillon-Coligny () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
The Loing and the Briare Canal run through the town.
Sights and monuments
* Château de Châtillon-Coligny
Notable people
*Gaspard I de Coligny (c.1465-1522 ...
, the second son of Jean III de Coligny and Eleanor de Courcelles. He served in the
Italian Wars from 1495 to 1515 and was created
Marshal of France in 1516. He died in
Dax.
By his wife,
Louise de Montmorency
Louise de Montmorency (1496–1547) was a French aristocrat and courtier. She served as ''Première dame d'honneur'' to the queen of France, Eleanor of Austria, from 1530 to 1535. She also played an important role within patronage and as a support ...
, sister of
Anne de Montmorency
Anne, Duke of Montmorency, Honorary Knight of the Garter (15 March 1493, Chantilly, Oise12 November 1567, Paris) was a French soldier, statesman and diplomat. He became Marshal of France and Constable of France and served five kings.
Early lif ...
, he had three sons:
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Odet, Cardinal de Châtillon
*
Gaspard, Admiral of France
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François, Seigneur d'Andelot
All three played an important part in the first period of the
French Wars of Religion.
Family tree
References
Sources
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Louis de La Roque:
Catalogue historique des généraux français, connétables, maréchaux de France, lieutenants généraux, maréchaux de camp'. A. Desaide, Paris 1896–1902, p. 46
Counts of France
Marshals of France
People from Loiret
16th-century French people
15th-century births
1522 deaths
Gaspard 1
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