Anne de Joyeuse
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Anne de Joyeuse, baron d'Arques then duc de Joyeuse was a French noble, governor, admiral, military commander, and royal favourite during the reign of Henri III in the French Wars of Religion. The eld
Contemporary portrait of Anne de Joyeuse
Possible portrait of Guillaume de Joyeuse, Anne's father
Portrait of Anne's maternal grandmother Isabeau de Savoie, comtesse du Bouchage. She would be Anne's most regular writing correspondent
Anne de Montmorency who would be a patron to the family in the mid 16th century
François d'O
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François d'O, seigneur de Fresne et de Maillebois was a French soldier, statesman and favourite of Henri III. Rising to prominence through his association with the dauphin Henri, he served with the pr
Anne de Joyeuse
…gentleman of the chamber) then a Chambellan (chamberlain). By 1579 he would be one of the king's four chief favourites, alongside Épernon, Saint-Luc and D'O. That same year he became governor of the Mont-Saint-Michel. In 1580 civil war resumed and the king dispatched Épernon and Joyeuse to play important…
Portrait of d'O by unknown artist