Anne de Montmorency, French general and diplomat (born 1493)

Anne de Montmorency, 1st Duke of Montmorency

French soldier, statesman and diplomat (1493–1567)

Anne de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency was a French noble, governor, royal favourite and Constable of France during the mid to late Italian Wars and early French Wars of Religion. He served under five French kings. He began his career in the latter Italian Wars of Louis XII,…