Henri II de Montmorency
Henri II de Montmorency (1595 – October 30, 1632) was a French nobleman and military commander.
Born at Chantilly, Oise, he was the son of duke Henry I, whom he succeeded in 1614, having previously been made grand admiral. He also was governor of Languedoc.
In 1625 he defeated the French Protestant fleet under Soubise, and seized the islands of Ré and Oleron, but the jealousy of Richelieu deprived him of the means of following up these advantages. In 1628–1629 he was allowed to command against the duke of Rohan in Languedoc; in 1630 he defeated the Piedmontese, and captured Prince Doria, at Avigliana, and took Saluzzo. In the same year he was created marshal.
In 1632 he joined the party of Gaston, duke of Orleans, and placed himself at the head of the rebel army, which was defeated by Marshal Schomberg at the battle of Castelnaudary (September 1, 1632); severely wounded, he fell into the enemy's hands, and, abandoned by Gaston, was executed as a traitor at Toulouse on October 30.
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In 1608 he married Jeanne Scepeaux. The marriage was annulled in 1609. In 1612 he married, for the second time, princess Maria Felizia Orsini (b. 1599 in Florence, d. 1666 in Moulins). By his mistress Catherine de Guillens he had three children:
- Splendian, lord of Halier, married to Françoise de Chateauneuf, Dame d'Entraigues
- Charles, lord of Entraigues (1610-1672), in 1666 married to Anne de Montaigu (b. 1646, d. after 1672)
- Annibal, lord of Melouset (d. before 1563) married to Jeanne de Varne
- Marguerite Felice, lady of Mons; in 1639 married to Claude de Molette de Morangies
- Marie, in 1574 married to Guillaume de la Vergne, lord of Antonegue, in 1576 married to Jean de Fay, Marquis de Peyraud
His title passed to his sister Charlotte-Marguerite, princess of Condé.
[edit] References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.- Montmorency genealogy
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