Gaspard III de Coligny
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Gaspard III de Coligny, Maréchal de Châtillon, of the House of Coligny ( 26 July 1584, Montpellier
-4 January 1646, Châtillon
), comte de Coligny and seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Loing, then duc de Coligny, marquis d'Andelot, Peer of France, Marshal of France
(1622), was a French Protestant general.
He was the son of François de Coligny
(1557–1591) and his wife Marguerite d'Ailly, and the grandson of admiral Gaspard de Coligny
.
During the Thirty Years' War
, he won the Battle of Les Avins
against a Spanish army under Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
.
On 6 July 1641, Gaspard de Coligny commanded the army of Louis XIII at the Battle of La Marfée
, where he was defeated.
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
-4 January 1646, Châtillon
Châtillon
Châtillon may refer to:*Châtillon ** Hugh I of Châtillon*First Battle of Châtillon during the war in the Vendée .*Battle of Châtillon during the Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War It is the name of several places:...
), comte de Coligny and seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Loing, then duc de Coligny, marquis d'Andelot, Peer of France, Marshal of France
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
(1622), was a French Protestant general.
He was the son of François de Coligny
François de Coligny
François de Coligny comte de Coligny and seigeur de Châtillon-sur-Loing was a French Protestant general of the Wars of Religion. He was the son of Gaspard II de Coligny , Admiral of France .-Military career:...
(1557–1591) and his wife Marguerite d'Ailly, and the grandson of admiral Gaspard de Coligny
Gaspard de Coligny
Gaspard de Coligny , Seigneur de Châtillon, was a French nobleman and admiral, best remembered as a disciplined Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion.-Ancestry:...
.
During the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
, he won the Battle of Les Avins
Battle of Les Avins
The Battle of Les Avins or Battle of Avein was fought on May 20, 1635 during the Thirty Years' War between a French and a Spanish army.The battle was fought in the Belgian village of Les Avins, south of Huy, in what was then the bishopric of Liège...
against a Spanish army under Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
Thomas Francis of Savoy was an Italian military commander, the founder of the Savoy-Carignano branch of the House of Savoy which reigned as kings of Sardinia from 1831 to 1861, and as kings of Italy from 1861 until the...
.
On 6 July 1641, Gaspard de Coligny commanded the army of Louis XIII at the Battle of La Marfée
Battle of La Marfée
The Battle of La Marfée was a battle of the Thirty Years' War near Sedan, France on 6 July 1641, between the troops of Louis XIII under Marshall Gaspard III de Coligny and those of the Holy Roman Empire under Prince Louis de Bourbon, the Count of Soissons and Dreux & Duke Frédéric Maurice de La...
, where he was defeated.
Marriage and issue
On 13 August 1615 he married Anne de Polignac (1598–1651), and they had 4 children :- Maurice (16 October 1618 at Châtillon-sur-Loing-23 May 1644 at VincennesVincennesVincennes is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.-History:...
), Comte de Coligny, died in a duel with the duc de GuiseHenry II, Duke of GuiseHenry II de Lorraine, 5th Duke of Guise was the second son of Charles, Duke of Guise and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse.-Life:...
) - Gaspard IV de Coligny (9 June 1620 at Châtillon-sur-Loing-9 February 1649 Château de VincennesChâteau de VincennesThe Château de Vincennes is a massive 14th and 17th century French royal castle in the town of Vincennes, to the east of Paris, now a suburb of the metropolis.-History:...
), duc de Châtillon then duc de Coligny 1648, marshal of FranceMarshal of FranceThe Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
(1649). In 1645 married Élisabeth Angélique de Montmorency-Bouteville (1627–1695) - Henriette de Coligny (1618–1673), in 1643 married Thomas HamiltonThomas HamiltonThomas, Tommy or Tom Hamilton may refer to:Aristocracy*Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington , Scottish administrator; Lord Advocate; judge; Lord Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire*Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington Thomas, Tommy or Tom Hamilton may refer to:Aristocracy*Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl...
, Earl of Haddington , then in 1653 married Gaspard de Champagne, comte de la Suze (marriage annulled). - Anne, (4 September 1624 at Châtillon-sur-Loing-13 January 1680 at Riquewir), in 1648 married George II, duke of Wurtemberg-MontbéliardCounty of MontbéliardThe County of Montbéliard , also known as County of Mömpelgard , was a feudal county of the Holy Roman Empire based around the city of Montbéliard in the present-day Franche-Comté region of France...
(1626–1699)