Louis de Brézé
Louis de Brézé (* 15th century ; † 23 July 1531 ) from the House of Brézé was Count of Maulévrier . He was the son of Jacques de Brézé and Charlotte de France, an illegitimate daughter of King Charles VII with Agnès Sorel .
The king appointed him First Chamberlain and Grand Hunter of France . Like his grandfather he was captain of Rouen , like this and his father Grand Seneschal of Normandy (1490–1531). In addition, he was appointed Marshal of Normandy.
He is best known as the husband of Diane de Poitiers (1499–1566), daughter of Jean de Poitiers , whom he married at the age of 15 (the marriage contract is dated March 29, 1514) and from whom he had two daughters:
- Françoise, † October 14, 1557, Countess of Maulévrier, Dame d ' Arlempdes , et de Vielprat ; ⚭ January 19, 1538 in Paris Robert IV. De La Marck , 1536 Lord of Sedan etc., 1552 Duke of Bouillon , Marshal of France , † November 4, 1556
- Louise, † January 1577, Dame d'Anet, ⚭ January 1, 1547 Claude de Lorraine , 1550 Duke of Aumale , Peer of France , † March 3, 1573 ( House of Guise )
On April 24, 1530, the marriage contract between King Francis I and Catherine de Medici was signed at Anet Castle in the presence of Louis de Brézé, who owned the house, and his wife Diana. After the death of her much older husband in 1531 Diana returned to the Paris court, where she became the mistress of the future King Henry II four years later .
literature
- Georges Bordonove : Les rois, qui ont fait la France. Department: Les Valois. Volume 5: Henri II. Roi Gentilhomme. Pygmalion, Paris 1987, ISBN 2-85704-241-8 .
- Jean Favier : Dictionnaire de la France médiévale. Fayard, Paris 1993, ISBN 2-213-03139-8 .
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| SURNAME | Brézé, Louis de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Maulevrier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1490 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 1531 |