Nicolas de Neufville, duc de Villeroy

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Nicolas de Neufville, duc de Villeroy

Nicolas de Neufville, marquis de Villeroy , from 1663 duc de Villeroy (born October 14, 1598 , † November 28, 1685 ) was Marshal of France .

He excelled as a soldier in Italy , Catalonia and in taking the fortress of La Mothe in Lorraine . In 1646 he became marshal and at the same time tutor of Louis XIV. Although Mazarin was hostile to him , he remained loyal to the court during the troubles of the Fronde and thus earned the king's lasting goodwill.

In 1661 he became head of the finance council, knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit and in 1663 received the dignity of a pair and duke.

On July 11, 1617, he married Madeleine de Blanchefort de Créquy. The couple had four children:

children

  1. Charles de Neufville, († 1645) Margrave of Alincourt.
  2. François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy (1644–1730) ∞ Marguerite-Marie de Cossé-Brissac.
  3. Françoise de Neufville († 1701) ∞ (1) Just, Count of Tournon († 1644), (2, 1646) Henri, Duke of Chaulnes († 1653), (3) Jean Vignier, Margrave of Hauterive.
  4. Catherine de Neufville (1639–1707) ∞ Louis of Lorraine, Count of Armagnac (1660).

He died on November 28, 1685.

literature

personal data
SURNAME Villeroy, Nicolas de Neufville, duc de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Villeroy, Nicolas de Neufville, marquis de; Neufville de Villeroy, Nicolas de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Marshal of France
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1598
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 1685