Roger de Saint-Lary de Bellegarde
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Roger de Saint-Lary de Bellegarde (died 1579) was a member of an important French
family.
He served with distinction in the wars against the French Protestants
. He showed much devotion to Henry III
, who loaded him with favours and made him marshal
of France. He eventually fell into disgrace, however, and died by poisoning in 1579.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
family.
He served with distinction in the wars against the French Protestants
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
. He showed much devotion to Henry III
Henry III of France
Henry III was King of France from 1574 to 1589. As Henry of Valois, he was the first elected monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with the dual titles of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575.-Childhood:Henry was born at the Royal Château de Fontainebleau,...
, who loaded him with favours and made him marshal
Marshal
Marshal , is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word is an ancient loan word from Old French, cf...
of France. He eventually fell into disgrace, however, and died by poisoning in 1579.