Antoine d'Estrées (1529 – 11 May 1609) was Marquis of
Coeuvres,
vicomte of Soissons and of Bercy, Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1578 and Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel also in 1578. He was made gentleman of the chamber for
Francis, Duke of Anjou
'' Monsieur'' Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (french: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici.
Early years
He was scarred by smallpox at age eight, a ...
, and later was made governor of several territories.
Biography
Antoine was the son of Jean d'Estrées, Count of Orbec and Marquis of Cœuvres Catherine de Bourbon. He was born some time during 1529.
In 1558, he married
Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière and had at least nine children, the most famous being:
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Gabrielle d'Estrées
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François Annibal d'Estrées
François-Annibal d'Estrées, duc d'Estrées (1573 – 5 May 1670) was a French diplomat, soldier and Marshal of France.
Biography
François-Annibal d'Estrées was the son of Antoine d'Estrées and Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière, and t ...
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Julienne-Hippolyte-Joséphine d’Estrées
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Angélique d’Estrées
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1529 births
1609 deaths
French diplomats
Members of the Académie Française
16th-century French people
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