Robert IV de La Marck
Robert IV. De La Marck (German: Robert IV. Von der Mark ; * January 15, 1512 in Sedan , † 1556 in Guise ) was Lord of Sedan and from July 1552 Duke of Bouillon . From 1547 he held the post of Marshal of France .
Life
He was the son of Robert III. de La Marck and the guillemette of Saarbrücken.
On November 8, 1538 he married Françoise de Brézé, Countess of Maulévrier from the House of Brézé , the daughter of Diane de Poitiers '. The marriage resulted in a total of nine children.
- Henri I. Robert (* 1539; † 1574), Duke of Bouillon and Prince of Sedan , ⚭ 1559 Françoise de Bourbon, daughter of Louis III. de Bourbon , Duke of Montpensier
- Charles Robert , Count of Maulévrier
- Christian
- Antoinette (* 1542; † 1591), ⚭ Henri I , Duke of Montmorency (family list of Montmorency )
- Guillemette (* 1543; † 1544)
- Diane (* 1544; † after 1612), ⚭ 1) Jacques de Clèves , Duke of Nevers and Count of Rethel , 2) Henri Antoine de Clermont , Duke of Clermont ; ⚭ 3) Jean Babou , Count of Sagonne
- Guillemette (* 1545; † 1592), ⚭ 1) Jean de Ligny, Count of Brienne († 1572) ⚭ 2) Georges de Bauffremont
- Françoise (* 1547; † 1608), Abbess of Avenay
- Catherine (* 1548; † 1630), dame de Breval, ⚭ Jacques de Harlay, seigneur de Champvallon
Through the intercession of his mother-in-law, Robert IV became Marshal of France in 1547 , but in 1556 he was poisoned on the orders of Charles V.
literature
- Jean Baptiste Joseph Boulliot: biography ardennaise . Volume 2. Self-published, Paris 1830, pp. 182–183 ( PDF ; 21.8 MB).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | La Marck, Robert IV. De |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mark, Robert IV of the |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Marshal of France and Duke of Bouillon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1512 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sedan |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1556 |
| Place of death | Guise |