François de Scépeaux, comte de Durtal
François de Scépeaux, comte de Durtal , seigneur de Vieilleville , (* 1510 ; † 1571 in Durtal near Angers ) was a French statesman and diplomat, since 1562 Marshal of France .
Scépeaux learned the craft of war at an early age and served under Odet de Foix , seigneur de Lautrec, in Italy. He was later called to Provence and became chamberlain to the Duke of Orléans, the future Henry II , who after his accession to the throne on a diplomatic mission to King Edward VI. sent to England. In 1549 Scépeaux returned to the army, took part in various campaigns and made an unprecedented political and military career. After another mission to England, on which he accompanied Marshal de Saint-André , he was given a mission to the Empire and, on his return, was appointed to the Council of State in 1551. As maréchal de camp he took part in the siege of Metz and Toulon (1552) and Heinrich entrusted him with the administration of the Trois-Évêchés
Finally, after he had participated as a negotiator in the negotiations for the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis (February 1559), he was appointed Marshal of France as Maréchal de Vieilleville in 1562 .
After another mission to the Empire (1562), Catherine de Medici sent him to Lyon to enforce the Edict of Amboise . He disarmed the city, which had been occupied for a full year by the Baron des Adrets and subjected to Protestant administration, and restored the Catholic religion (June 1563).
Despite his age, he took part in three battles of the Wars of Religion in the following years: 1563 in Normandy against the Protestants, 1567 in Poitou and in 1569 he commanded the king's army at the siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély . After the Peace of Saint-Germain (1570) he was entrusted with the implementation of the edict in several royal provinces.
He died the following year after leading a final mission to the Swiss.
literature
- Friedrich Schiller : Memories from the life of the Marshal of Vieilleville . Schiller's Complete Works, fourth volume, 1879. Available on Projekt Gutenberg-DE
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| SURNAME | Scépeaux, François de, comte de Durtal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vieilleville, François de Scépeaux-Durtal seigneur de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French statesman and diplomat, Marshal of France (since 1562) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1510 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1571 |
| Place of death | Durtal near Angers |