Robert III de La Marck

Robert III de La Marck, portrayed by François-Édouard Picot

Robert III de La Marck (German: Robert III. von der Mark ; * 1492 or 1493 in Sedan ; † December 21, 1536 in Longjumeau ) was Marshal of France from 1526 .

Robert III was born as the first son of Robert II. de La Marck and his wife Catherine de Croÿ. At Easter 1510 he married in Vigny Guillemette von Saarbrücken († September 20, 1571). From the marriage in 1512 the son Robert IV emerged.

He took part in the Battle of Novara in 1513 , in which his father saved his life. In 1525 he was captured in the Battle of Pavia . He was made Marshal of France in 1526 and died in 1537.

He wrote memoirs between 1519 and 1521 , which were published in 1753.

literature

Jean Baptiste Joseph Boulliot: biography ardennaise . Volume 2. Self-published, Paris 1830, pp. 179–182 ( PDF ; 21.8 MB).

Web links

Commons : Robert III. de La Marck - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Robert II of the Mark . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . Volume 11, 4th edition. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1885-1892, p. 261.

personal data
SURNAME	La Marck, Robert III. de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mark, Robert III. of the
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Marshal of France
DATE OF BIRTH	1492 or 1493
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sedan
DATE OF DEATH	December 21, 1537
Place of death	Longjumeau