Claude d'Urfé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French aristocrat (1501-1558)
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Place of Birth: castle of La Bastie d'Urfé, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Claude d'Urfé
- Claude d'Urfé (1501, château de la Bastie d'Urfé-1558) was a French royal official of the 16th century.
- He acted as governor and bailiff of Forez after that county became a royal domain.
- He was a friend and confidant of Francis I and fought alongside him in the Wars of Italy as well as under his son Henry II.
- He was also governor of the dauphin (the future Francis II) and the king's other children (the future Charles IX, Henry III, Francis, Duke of Anjou and Margaret of Valois).
- He was also a major patron for building works in the Italian Renaissance style in Forez, such as his Italian-style extension to his château of Bastie d'Urfé.
- His grandson was the author Honoré d'Urfé.
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See Also
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