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Henri De Silly
Henri de Silly, seigneur de La Roche-Guyon, damoiseau de Commercy, baron d'Aquigny (5 September 1551–1586) was a French noble, military commander, and courtier during the French Wars of Religion. The eldest son of Louis de Silly, Louis de Silly, seigneur de La Roche-Guyon and Anne de Laval, he initially entered the service of Henri III of France, the duc d'Anjou brother to the king. After the death of Charles IX of France, Charles IX, Anjou returned to France as Henri III. He served in the new king's household as either an ''écuyer'' or ''échanson'' (squire or cupbearer) before becoming a ''gentilhomme de la chambre'' (gentleman of the king's chamber). He was infuriated when Jeanne de Cossé, who had been due to marry him, was instead married to the king's favourite François d'Espinay, Saint-Luc and departed court. Affiliating himself with the king's brother François, Duke of Anjou, the duc d'Alençon he raised troops in Normandie for indeterminate purpose. He further invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoinette De Pons
Antoinette de Pons-Ribérac, comtesse de La Roche-Guyon and marquise de Guercheville (1560 - 16 January 1632) was a French court official. She served as ''Première dame d'honneur'' to the queen of France, Marie de' Medici, from 1600 until 1632. She was foremost known as Madame de Guercheville. Life Antoinette was the daughter of Antoine de Pons-Ribérac, comte de Marennes, and Marie de Montchenu, dame de Guercheville, and married firstly to Henri de Silly, comte de la Rocheguyon (d. 1586), and secondly, in 1594, to Charles du Plessis-Liancourt, comte de Beaumont. Antoinette de Pons was described as a virtuous and religious beauty. She was first introduced to Henry IV of France Henry IV (french: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch ... after the Battle of Ivry in 1590, and it is known that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
