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Charles de Gontaut, baron and duke de Biron: Quick Facts

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Born 1562
Died July 31, 1602 (aged 40) • Paris • France
Role In Wars of Religion
Henry IV, undated copperplate engraving.
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French noble
Gaspard II de Coligny
Gaspard II de Coligny, seigneur de Châtillon
French admiral and Huguenot leader
Anne, Duke de Montmorency, drawing by the school of Clouet, c. 1560; in the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France
Anne, duke de Montmorency
French noble
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Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé
French military leader
Monluc, engraving
Blaise de Lasseran-Massencôme, seigneur de Monluc
French soldier
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Henri I de Bourbon, 2 prince de Condé
French prince
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François de Beaumont, baron des Adrets
French military leader
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François de Bonne, duke de Lesdiguières
French constable
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Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron
French military leader
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Jacques de Savoie, duke de Nemours
French duke
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Charles de Bourbon, count de Soissons
French count and soldier
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Philippe-Emmanuel Gondi
French military commander
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Bernard-Louis, marquis de Chauvelin
French general and diplomat
Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres showing Joan of Arc in armor holding a banner at an altar during the coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral, with figures praying behind her.
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French heroine
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
president of France
Portrait of Napoleon III in a dark military uniform with gold epaulettes, a red sash, and medals, set against a deep red background. Painted by Hippolyte Flandrin.
Napoleon III
emperor of France
Francis I
Francis I
king of France
Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de
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French military leader
Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de’ Medici
queen of France