Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron

Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron (born c. 1524—died July 26, 1592, Épernay, France) was a soldier and marshal of France during the 16th-century Wars of Religion. As a young page of Margaret, queen of Navarre, Biron attracted the attention of the Marshal de Brissac (Charles de Cossé), who took him to Piedmont. There he commanded the artillery but was lamed by a wound. He brought back to the royal army in France the professional...