Category: Disambiguation The title of Duc de la Force was created in 1637 for members of the Caumont family, who were lords of the village of La Force in the Dordogne. ... For an explanation of the French peerage, see the article Peerage of France. ... Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force (1558 - May 10, 1652) was a marshal of France and peer of France. ... Events January 7 - French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise take Calais, the last continental possession of England July 13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines. ... // Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... Baton of a modern Marshal of France The Marshal of France (French: Maréchal de France) is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. ... The status of Peer of France was held by the greatest and highest-ranking of the French nobility. ... Armand-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force (October 30, 1580-May 10, 1675), was a Marshal of France and peer of France. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Year 1675 (MDCLXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Charlotte-Rose de Caumont La Force or Mademoiselle de La Force (1654 - 1724) was a French novelist and poet. ... Events April 5 - Signing of the Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...