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François de Scépeaux

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François de Scépeaux
Nickname(s)Maréchal de la Vielleville
Born1509
Died30 November 1571 (aged 61 or 62)
Château de Durtal
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Years of service1525–1564
RankMarshal of France (1562)
CommandsGovernor of the 3 bishoprics (1553)
Battles/warsItalian Wars - Pavia, Melphe, naval battle of Naples in 1528, Cérisoles (1544)
French Wars of Religion - sieges of Perpignan (1541), Saint-Dizier, Landrecies, Hesdin and Thérouanne, siege of Boulogne (1549), capture of Le Havre (1563)
RelationsHusband of Renée Le Roux de la Roche des Aubiers (1532)

François de Scépeaux de Vieille-Ville (1509–1571), lord of Vieilleville, 1st comte of Durtal, was a French governor, diplomat, ambassador, conseillé du roi and marshal under king Francis I of France. He was also a prominent figure in the French Wars of Religion between the Protestant Huguenots and the Catholics.