Godefroi, count d’Estrades

Godefroi, count d’Estrades (born 1607, Agen, Fr.—died Feb. 26, 1686, Paris) was a marshal of France and one of Louis XIV’s ablest diplomats. Estrades served with distinction in the Low Countries during the Thirty Years’ War, conducted a famous defense of Dunkirk (1651–52), and took part in later campaigns in Catalonia (1655), Italy (1657), and Holland (1672). He was mayor perpétuel of Bordeaux (to which the title of count was attached) from 1653 to 1674...