Charles de Montsaulnin, Comte de Montal
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Charles de Montsaulnin, Comte de Montal (1619–1696) was a 17th-century French military officer and noble who was a close friend of Le Grand Condé, and fought in many of the wars of Louis XIV of France.
Capture of Charleroi in the Spanish Netherlands; Montal served as Governor
The Château des Aubues, shortly before its destruction in the 19th century
Vauban, a near neighbour from Nievre who served with de Montal since 1651
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban
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Sébastien Le Prestre, seigneur de Vauban, later styling himself as the marquis de Vauban, commonly referred to as Vauban, was a French military engineer and Marshal of France who worked under Louis XIV. He is generally considered the greatest engineer of his time, and one of the most important in European military history.
Maréchal Vauban, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 17th century
Château de Bazoches, acquired by Jacques Le Prestre in 1570, purchased by Vauban in 1675
Louis XIV at Maastricht, 1673; sieges conducted by Vauban provided him an easy way to win military prestige.
Vauban, painted near the end of his life in 1703