Pierre de Conty d'Argencour

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Pierre de Conty d'Argencour (also: de Conti d'Argencourt ) (born October 24, 1575 in Alès , † 1655 in Narbonne ) was a French fortress builder .

As a Protestant he led the defense of the besieged city of Montpellier against the royal troops in 1622 . After the fall of the city , however , he converted to Catholicism .

As a fortress builder in the service of the crown, he subsequently modernized the fortresses Havre (1631) and built the citadel Château-d'Oléron and the citadel of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port , as well as the Fort Saint-Martin-de-Ré , also the city walls of Brouage and the Château Trompette of Bordeaux (1653–1655). Argencour rose to the rank of maréchal de camp .

In 1636 he was instrumental in the siege of Corbie .

From 1642 until his death he was governor of Narbonne .

literature

  • Jean-Denis Lepage: Vauban and the French Military under Louis XIV: an Illustrated History of Fortifications and Strategies , MacFarland 2009.
  • Gérard Folio. Notice biographique . In: La citadelle et la place de Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, de la Renaissance à l'Époque Contemporaine. (Cahier du Center d'études d'histoire de la défense, n ° 25 Histoire de la fortification ), 2005, ISBN 2-11-094732-2 , online edition (PDF)