Constable de Montmorency
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Anne de Montmorency, by Jean Clouet, 1530
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| Spouse(s) | Madeleine of Savoy |
| Noble family | Montmorency |
| Father | Guillaume de Montmorency |
| Mother | Anne Pot |
| Born |
15 March 1493 Chantilly |
| Died | 12 November 1567 (aged 74) Paris |
| 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. His father, Guillaume, had a senior status in the household of Francis, Count of Angoulême (the future King Francis I). He was raised beside Francis and they became close, fighting together in 1512 at the Battle of Ravenna.
In 1514 his sister Louise de Montmorency married Gaspard I de Coligny. Their children included Gaspard II de Coligny who was Admiral of France (Amiral de Coligny), Odet, cardinal de Châtillon and François. Gaspard II had a daughter Louise who married William the Silent (William I, Prince of Orange).
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.
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