House of Coligny
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The House of Coligny was the name of an old and important French noble family, originating from the Bresse region of France. The head of the family held the title Duke of Châtillon, created in 1643. T
Portrait of Cardinal Odet de Coligny, attributed to François Clouet, c. 1548
Portrait of Gaspard II de Coligny by François Clouet, between 1565 and 1570
Château de Chazey-sur-Ain
Château de Varey
Gaspard II de Coligny
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Gaspard de Coligny, seigneur de Châtillon, was a French nobleman, Admiral of France, and Huguenot leader during the French Wars of Religion. He served under kings Francis I and Henry II during the Ita
House of Coligny
…Odet de Coligny (1517–1571), French cardinal of Châtillon, bishop of Beauvais Gaspard II de Coligny (1519–1572), Lord of Châtillon, admiral of France and Protestant leader François de Coligny d'Andelot (1521–1569), one of the leaders of French…
Athore, son of the Timucuan king Saturiwa, showing Laudonnière the monument placed by Jean Ribault in 1562.
The Three Chatillon brothers: Odet de Coligny, Gaspard II and François de Coligny d'Andelot
Admiral Coligny's final charge against Guise and Saint-André's gendarmes and the veteran infantry square