Jacques d'Albon
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Jacques d'Albon, Seigneur de Saint-André was a French governor, Marshal, and favourite of Henry II. He began his career as a confident of the dauphin during the reign of François I. Saint André and th
Portrait of Jacques d'Albon c. 1562 (musée national du château et des Trianons, Versailles)
Jacques d'Albon, seigneur de Saint-André by Jean-François-Théodore Gechter, Galerie des batailles at the Palace of Versailles
Battle of Dreux
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The Battle of Dreux was fought on 19 December 1562 between Catholics and Huguenots. The Catholics were led by Anne de Montmorency while Louis I, Prince of Condé, led the Huguenots. Though commanders f
Jacques d'Albon
…He campaigned for the crown during the first war of religion, succeeding in capturing the towns of Poitiers and Angoulême before being executed on the field of Dreux after being captured by an aristocrat with whom he had personal animosity. Jacques d'Albon, seigneur de Saint André was the son of Jean d'Albon de…
4eme charge Dreux