Jean de Beaumanoir (marquis)
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Jean De Beaumanoir seigneur
and afterwards marquis
de Lavardin
, count of Nègrepelisse
by marriage, was a French
marshal
.
He served first in the Protestant army, but turned Catholic
after the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
, in which his father had been killed, and then fought against Henry of Navarre
. When that prince became king of France, Lavardin changed over to his side, and was made a marshal of France. He was governor of Maine
, commanded an army in Burgundy in 1602, was ambassador
extraordinary to England
in 1612, and died in 1614. One of his descendants, Henry Charles, marquis de Lavardin (1643–1701), was sent as ambassador to Rome
in 1689, on the occasion of a difference between Louis XIV
and Pope Innocent XI
.
Lord
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and afterwards marquis
Marquess
A marquess or marquis is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The term is also used to translate equivalent oriental styles, as in imperial China, Japan, and Vietnam...
de Lavardin
Lavardin, Loir-et-Cher
Lavardin is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.It is located on the banks of the Loir River.Its inhabitants are called Lavardinoises and Lavardinois....
, count of Nègrepelisse
Nègrepelisse
Nègrepelisse is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.-References:*...
by marriage, was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
marshal
Marshal
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.
He served first in the Protestant army, but turned Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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after the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Roman Catholic mob violence, both directed against the Huguenots , during the French Wars of Religion...
, in which his father had been killed, and then fought against Henry of Navarre
Henry IV of France
Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France....
. When that prince became king of France, Lavardin changed over to his side, and was made a marshal of France. He was governor of Maine
Maine (province)
Le Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France . It corresponds to the old county of Maine, with its center, the city of Le Mans.-Location:...
, commanded an army in Burgundy in 1602, was ambassador
Ambassador
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extraordinary to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1612, and died in 1614. One of his descendants, Henry Charles, marquis de Lavardin (1643–1701), was sent as ambassador to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 1689, on the occasion of a difference between Louis XIV
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
and Pope Innocent XI
Pope Innocent XI
Blessed Pope Innocent XI , born Benedetto Odescalchi, was Pope from 1676 to 1689.-Early life:Benedetto Odescalchi was born at Como in 1611 , the son of a Como nobleman, Livio Odescalchi, and Paola Castelli Giovanelli from Gandino...
.