Charles III de Créquy
Charles III de Poix-Créquy, sieur de Blanchefort, prince de Poix, duc de Créquy, also Créqui, (* 1623 ; † February 13, 1687 in Paris ) was a French officer and diplomat .
biography
Charles de Créquy was the eldest son of Marshal Charles de Blanchefort de Créquy , duc de Lesdiguières (1578-1638). Charles served in the campaigns of 1642 and 1645 in the Thirty Years War and in 1649 in Catalonia . After the siege of Orbitello in 1646, the king made him lieutenant-général . Through his faithful service while the king was a minor, he gained the favor of the Queen, Anna of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin and was made Duke of Créquy and Peer of France in 1652 .
He spent the last half of his life at court, where he was first chamberlain , an office that his grandfather had bought him. In 1659, before the dauphin's wedding, he was sent to Spain with gifts for the Infanta Maria Teresa and in 1660 to Bavaria on a similar mission . He was ambassador to Rome from 1662 to 1665 and to England in 1677 . In Rome in 1662 he was involved in the conflict over the Corsican Guard .
Charles de Créquy died on February 13, 1687 in Paris; his pair expired.
His only daughter Marguerite or Madeleine married Charles-Belgique-Hollande de La Trémoïlle, duc de Thouars (1655–1709), who sold the Principality of Poix in 1718 to the widow of Jean-François, marquis de Noailles .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Créquy, Charles III. de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Créquy, Charles III. de Blanchefort, duc de; Créqui; Poix-Crequy, Charles III. de Blanchefort |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1623 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1687 |
| Place of death | Paris |