Anne de Montmorency

Anne, First Duke of Montmorency, KG (March 15, 1493–November 12, 1567), was a soldier and constable of France. This is an incomplete list of people who have been created Honorary Knights (or Dames) by the British crown, as well as those who have been raised to the two comparable Orders of Chivalry (Order of Merit and Order of the Companions of Honour) and the Royal Victorian Chain, which... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... The Constable of France (French connétable de France, from Latin comes stabulari for count of the stables), as the First Officer of the Crown, was one of the original five Great Officers of the Crown of France (along with seneschal, chamberlain, butler, and chancellor) and Commander in Chief of...

Montmorency 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 important negotiations in England. Successful in the defence of Mézières (1521), and as commander of the Swiss troops in the Italian campaign of the same year, he was made marshal of France in 1522, accompanied Francis into Italy in 1524, and was taken prisoner at Pavia in 1525. Chantilly is a town and commune of France, located north of Paris. ... Francis I (French: François Ier) (September 12, 1494 – July 31, 1547), called the Father and Restorer of Letters (French: le Père et Restaurateur des Lettres), was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547. ... // Events June - Invasion of Persia by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. ... The Battle of Marignano, in the phase of the Italian Wars (1494–1559) that is called the War of the League of Cambrai, was a victory for French forces that took place on 13 and 14 September 1515, at a location, today called Melegnano, 16 km south east of Milan. ... // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ... Novara is a city of northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. ... mary elline m. ... The Field of Cloth of Gold was a spectacular meeting in June 1520, near Guisnes in France, between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Location within France Charleville-Mézières is a town and commune in northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Ardennes département which is itself part of the Champagne-Ardenne région. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... The Marshal of France (maréchal de France) was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France. ... Events January 9 - Adrian Dedens becomes Pope Adrian VI. February 26 - Execution by hanging of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan under orders of conquistador Hernán Cortés. ... Events March 1, 1524/5 - Giovanni da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. ... Church San Michele in Pavia The Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio) on the Ticino river is a symbol of Pavia Pavìa (the ancient Ticinum) (population 71,000) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ...

Released soon afterwards, he was one of the negotiators of the Treaty of Madrid in 1526, and in 1530 reconducted the king's sons into France. On the renewal of the war by Charles V's invasion of France in 1536, Montmorency compelled the emperor to raise the siege of Marseille; he afterwards accompanied the king of France into Picardy, and on the termination of the Netherlands campaign marched to the relief of Turin. In 1538, on the ratification of the ten years' truce, he was rewarded with the office of Constable of France, but in 1541 he fell into disgrace, and did not return to public life until the accession of Henry II in 1547. The Treaty of Madrid was a truce signed between Francis I of France and Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and the Monarchia. ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V (Spanish: Carlos I, Dutch: Karel V, German: Karl V.) (24 February 1500–21 September 1558) is considered (the first) King of Spain though in fact his son was the first to use that title. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... City motto: Actibus immensis urbs fulget Massiliensis. ... Coat of arms of Picardy Picardy (French: Picardie) is an historical province of France, in the north of France. ... Turin (Italian Torino) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... The Constable of France (French connétable de France, from Latin comes stabulari for count of the stables), as the First Officer of the Crown, was one of the original five Great Officers of the Crown of France (along with seneschal, chamberlain, butler, and chancellor) and Commander in Chief of... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... Henry II (French: Henri II) (March 31, 1519 – July 10, 1559), a member of the Valois Dynasty, was King of France from July 31, 1547 until his death. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ...

Equestrian monument to Anne de Montmorency in the courtyard of his chateau at Chantilly.

In 1548 he repressed the insurrections in the south-west, particularly at Bordeaux, with great severity, and in 1549-1550 conducted the war in the Boulonnais, negotiating the treaty for the surrender of Boulogne on March 24, 1550. In 1551 his barony was erected into a duchy. Soon afterwards his armies found employment in the north-east in connection with the seizure of Metz, Toul and Verdun by the French king. His attempt to relieve St Quentin resulted in his defeat and captivity (August 10, 1557), and he did not regain his liberty until the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis in 1559. Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... City motto: Lilia sola regunt lunam undas castra leonem. ... Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... The Boulounnais is a patch of chalk country in the Pas de Calais in France. ... Boulogne-sur-Mer is a city and commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... City motto: Si paix dedans, paix dehors (French: If peace inside, peace outside) City proper (commune) Région Lorraine Département Moselle (57) Mayor Jean-Marie Rausch Area 41. ... Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toul Toul is a historic fortified town of France, a sous-préfecture of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département. ... Verdun, (German: Wirten) sometimes also called Verdun-sur-Meuse, is a city and commune in northeast France, in the Meuse département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... The Spanish won a significant victory over the French in the Battle of San Quentin (1557) during the Franco-Habsburg War (1551-1559), which Philip II of Spain resumed having gained English support with Queen Mary as an ally. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis is an agreement reached between Elizabeth I of England and Henry II of France on April 2 and between Henry II and Philip II of Spain on April 3, 1559, at Le Cateau-Cambrésis, around twenty kilometres south-east of Cambrai, that ended... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ...

Supplanted in the interval by the Guises, he was treated with coldness by the new king, Francis II, and compelled to give up his mastership of the royal household, his son, however, being appointed marshal by way of indemnity. On the accession of Charles IX in 1560 he resumed his offices and dignities, and, uniting with his former enemies, the Guises, played an important part in the Huguenot war of 1562. Though the arms of his party were victorious at Dreux, he himself fell into the hands of the enemy, and was not liberated until the treaty of Amboise (March 19, 1563). In 1567 he again triumphed at the Battle of Saint-Denis, but received the death-blow of which he died in Paris two days later. The House of Guise was a French ducal family, primarily responsible for the French Wars of Religion. ... Francis II (French: François II) (January 19, 1544 – December 5, 1560) was a King of France (1559 – 1560). ... Charles IX (June 27, 1550 – May 30, 1574) was born Charles-Maximilien, the son of King Henri II of France and Catherine de Medici. ... The French Wars of Religion were a series of conflicts fought between Catholics and Huguenots (Protestants) from the middle of the sixteenth century to the Edict of Nantes in 1598, including civil infighting as well as military operations. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Dreux is a town and commune in northwest France, in the Eure-et-Loir département. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ...

The title of Duc de Montmorency was created several times for members of the Montmorency family. ... François, Duc de Montmorency (1530 - 1579), was the eldest son of the first Duc de Montmorency, Anne. ...

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• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain.