Henri de Schomberg comte de Nanteuil, was a Marshal of France

Marshal of France

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 during the reign of Louis XIII.

Schomberg was born at Paris

Paris

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. Superintendent of Finances

Superintendent of Finances

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 from 1619 to 1622. He became Marshal of France in 1625.

In 1628, Schomberg rescued Toiras in the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (1627)

The Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, also Siege of St. Martin's , occurred in the French isle of Ile de Ré around the fortress of the city of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, when Duke of Buckingham tried to occupy the island in 1627...

 with an army of 6,000 men and some cavalry. Together with Toiras he pursued the retreated English army of the Duke of Buckingham

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

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, with great loss being sustained by the latter.

Henri de Schomberg commanded Royal troops against the Huguenot rebellions

Huguenot rebellions

The Huguenot rebellions, sometimes called the Rohan Wars after the Huguenot leader Henri de Rohan, refers to events of the 1620s in which French Protestants , mainly located in southwestern France, revolted against royal authority...

, at the Siege of Privas

Siege of Privas

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In 1632 he defeated Henri II de Montmorency

Henri II de Montmorency

Henri II de Montmorency was a French nobleman and military commander.Born at Chantilly, Oise, he was the son of duke Henry I, whom he succeeded in 1614, having previously been made grand admiral...

 at the battle of Castelnaudary

Battle of Castelnaudary

The Battle of Castelnaudary occurred at Castelnaudary, France, on September 1, 1632, between Henri II de Montmorency and Marshal Henri de Schomberg....

 (September 1, 1632).
One of his daughters married the prince de Guéméné.