Anne, 1st Duc de Montmorency
| Anne de Montmorency | |
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| Duke of Montmorency | |
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Anne de Montmorency, by Jean Clouet, 1530
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| Born |
15 March 1493 Chantilly |
| Died | 12 November 1567 (aged 74) Paris |
| Noble family | Montmorency |
| Spouse(s) | Madeleine of Savoy |
| Father | William of Montmorency |
| Mother | Anne St. Pol |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Anne, Duke of Montmorency, Honorary Knight of the Garter (15 March 1493, Chantilly, Oise – 12 November 1567, Paris) was a French soldier, statesman and diplomat. He became Marshal of France and Constable of France.
Montmorency was born at Chantilly to the ancient Montmorency family. The son of William of Montmorency and Anne St. Pol, his father had a senior status in the household of Francis, Count of Angoulême (the future King Francis I).
When Francis acceded to the throne in January 1515, Montmorency became an influential member of his court. When the king reasserted the French claim to Milan the same year, Montmorency followed his king into Italy and distinguished himself at Marignano.
Montmorency was named captain of the Bastille in 1516 and became governor of Novara. In 1518 he was one of the hostages in England for Francis I's debt to Henry VIII for the city of Tournai. He returned to France to attend a short and unsuccessful peace conference between the French and the Holy Roman Empire in May 1519. The following year he was present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold and afterwards had charge of diplomatic negotiations in England when relations between the two countries again began to sour.
In August 1521, Montmorency helped to command the defence of Mézières against the Imperial German army. In the same year he commanded the Swiss in Italy. His troops were defeated in the Battle of La Bicocca on 27 April 1522, but he was made Marshal of France in recognition of his courage.
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