Henri de Talleyrand-Périgord, comte de Chalais
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Henri de Talleyrand-Périgord, comte de Chalais (1599–1626) was a favorite of Louis XIII of France
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He was born in 1599 and served in the military. He was at the Battle of Montauban in 1621. He became Head of Wardrobe to King Louis XIII.
He married Charlotte de Castille and fought and killed her lover in a duel.
He was accused of conspiracy against Richelieu, arrested at Nantes
, and beheaded by an unskilled axeman who took over 30 blows to sever the head.
Louis XIII of France
Louis XIII was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1610 to 1643.Louis was only eight years old when he succeeded his father. His mother, Marie de Medici, acted as regent during Louis' minority...
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He was born in 1599 and served in the military. He was at the Battle of Montauban in 1621. He became Head of Wardrobe to King Louis XIII.
He married Charlotte de Castille and fought and killed her lover in a duel.
He was accused of conspiracy against Richelieu, arrested at Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
, and beheaded by an unskilled axeman who took over 30 blows to sever the head.