Gaspard III de Coligny, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gaspard III de Coligny

Marshal of France

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1584

Place of Birth: Montpellier, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1646

Profession: military officer, military leader

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Gaspard III de Coligny

  • Gaspard III de Coligny, MarĂ©chal de Châtillon, of the House of Coligny (26 July 1584, Montpellier – 4 January 1646, Châtillon), comte de Coligny and seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Loing, then duc de Coligny, marquis d'Andelot, Peer of France, Marshal of France (1622), was a French Protestant general. He was the son of François de Coligny (1557–1591) and his wife Marguerite d'Ailly, and the grandson of admiral Gaspard de Coligny. During the Thirty Years' War, he won the Battle of Les Avins against a Spanish army under Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano. On 6 July 1641, Gaspard de Coligny commanded the army of Louis XIII at the Battle of La MarfĂ©e, where he was defeated.

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