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Charles de Gontaut, 1st Duke of Biron (c. 1562 –31 July 1602) was a French noble, military commander, Admiral, Marshal and governor during the final days of the French Wars of Religion. The son of Marshal Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron who had served the crown militarily throughout the religious wars, Biron made his entry into ...
- c. 1562, Kingdom of France
- Famille de Gontaut [fr]
- 31 July 1602, Bastille, Kingdom of France
modifier. Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron, né en 1562 à Saint-Blancard, et exécuté le 31 juillet 1602 à la Bastille, est un militaire français. Maréchal de France, il est connu pour l'amitié que lui portait Henri IV, qu'il a pourtant trahi.
Wars of Religion. Charles de Gontaut, baron and duke de Biron (born 1562—died July 31, 1602, Paris, France) was the son of Armand who won the favour of King Henry IV by his courage and enterprise at Arques and Ivry and was made admiral of France and Brittany in 1592 after his father’s death.
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26 de abr. de 2022 · Charles Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron (1663 — 1756), great-grandson of Armand de Gontout-Biron, was a French military leader who served with distinction under Louis XIV and Louis XV, and was made a Marshal of France by the latter.
- "2nd Duc de Biron", "Marshal of France"
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- July 23, 1756 (92)Paris, France
- August 5, 1663
A jewel of Périgord through the centuries. Discover the history of Château de Biron, a historical treasure associated with the greatness of the Gontaut-Biron family. The Gontaut-Biron family ruled this monument for eight centuries, leaving their mark through the wars and assaults of the Middle Ages.
In 1788, he succeeded to the duchy of Biron on the death of his uncle, Louis Antoine de Gontaut, duc de Biron (1700–1788). On 4 February 1766 he married Amélie de Boufflers (5 May 1751 – guillotined on 27 June 1794), only daughter of Charles-Joseph de Boufflers (1731–1751) and Mary Anne Philippine de Montmorency Logny (1732 ...
Charles Armand de Gontaut, 2nd Duke of Biron (5 August 1663 – 23 July 1756), great-grandson of Armand de Gontout-Biron, was a French military leader who served with distinction under Louis XIV and Louis XV, and was made a Marshal of France by the latter. He commanded the French vanguard at the Battle of Oudenaarde (1708), and ...
