Gabriel de Lorges, 1st Earl of Montgomery, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gabriel de Lorges, 1st Earl of Montgomery

French nobleman

Date of Birth: 15-May-1530

Place of Birth: Ducey, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 06-Jul-1574

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Gabriel de Lorges, 1st Earl of Montgomery, Lord of Lorges and Ducey, (5 May 1530 – 26 June 1574) was a French nobleman of Scottish extraction and captain of the Scots Guard of King Henry II of France.
He is remembered for mortally injuring Henry II in a jousting accident and subsequently converting to Protestantism, the faith that the Scots Guard sought to suppress.
He became a leader of the Huguenots.
In French-language contexts, his name is often spelled Montgommery.