Paul de la Barthe, seigneur de Thermes

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Paul de la Barthe, painted by François Clouet (1554)

Paul de la Barthe, seigneur de Thermes (* 1482 in Bordeaux , † May 6, 1562 in Paris ) was a French military leader and Marshal of France .

Life

La Barthe came from an old noble family in Gascony . He distinguished himself for the first time during the siege of Naples (1528). He was then captured by Islamic pirates , but released for a ransom. In 1544 he was captured again in Ceresole Alba .

In the Anglo-Scottish Wars he fought on the side of Scotland against England in 1549 and contributed with James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran to the liberation of Haddington ( Haddingtonshire ).

La Barthe defended Parma against the imperial army in 1550. With the Architetto della Repubblica di Siena , Giovanni Battista Pelori, he drafted the plans for the defense of the northern part of the city ​​walls of Siena from 1552–1553 . Here the position Castellaccia near the Porta Camollia was expanded.

La Barthe, who only retired at the age of 75, tended to be reckless in his warfare at times, which led to his defeat in his last battle at Gravelines (1558). In the same year he was appointed Marshal of France (French: Maréchal de France ) under the French King Henry II , and in 1559 he was appointed military governor of Paris .

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  1. ↑ Simon Pepper / Nicholas Adams: Armi da fuoco e fortificazioni. Architettura militare e guerre d'assedio nella Siena del XVI secolo. Nuova Immagine Edizioni, Siena 1995, ISBN 88-7145-068-X
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SURNAME La Barthe, Paul de, seigneur de Thermes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES La Barthe, Paul de; Thermes, Paul de la Barthe seigneur de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French military leader and Marshal of France
DATE OF BIRTH 1482
PLACE OF BIRTH Bordeaux
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 1562
Place of death Paris