Gaspard III de Coligny

Gaspard III de Coligny, Duc de Châtillon
Studio of Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn
Nickname(s)	Maréchal de Châtillon
Born	26 July 1584 Montpellier
Died	4 January 1646 (aged 61) Châtillon
Allegiance	France
Rank	Marshal of France
Battles/wars	Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) Les Avins; Leuven; Arras, 1640' La Marfée;
Awards	Peer of France
Relations	House of Coligny

Gaspard III de Coligny, Duc de Châtillon, (1584 to 1646) was a French Huguenot, who served under Louis XIII, and was appointed Marshal of France in 1622. He was described as "a mediocre general, but absolutely loyal".^[1]

Early life

Châtillon was born 26 July 1584, in Montpellier, son of François de Coligny (1557–1591) and his wife Marguerite d'Ailly. He was a grandson of the Huguenot leader Admiral Gaspard de Coligny.

Personal life

On 13 August 1615, he married Anne de Polignac (1598–1651), and they had 4 children:

• Maurice (1618–1644), Count of Coligny
• Gaspard IV de Coligny [fr] (1620–1649), married Elisabeth Angélique de Montmorency (1627-1695) who later married Christian Louis I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
• Henriette de Coligny (1618–1673), married firstly to Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Haddington, married secondly Gaspard de Champagne, Comte de La Suze (1617-1694)
• Anne, (1624–1680), married George II, Duke of Württemberg-Mömpelgard

Career

He served during the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) at Les Avins in 1635, and commanded the Army of Champagne at the Battle of La Marfée on 6 July 1641, where he was defeated. He retired to Châtillon, where he died 4 January 1646.

Family tree

References

Sources

• Parrott, David (2001). Richelieu's Army: War, Government and Society in France, 1624–1642. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521792097.

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