François de Montmorency, French nobleman (died 1579)

François de Montmorency, 2nd Duke of Montmorency

French soldier and diplomat (1530–1579)

François de Montmorency, 2nd Duke of Montmorency was a French noble, governor, diplomat and soldier during the latter Italian Wars and the early French Wars of Religion. The son of Anne de Montmorency, favourite of the king and Madeleine of Savoy, Montmorency began his political…