Charles de Solier, comte de Morette (1480 – 1 February 1552), the son of Aubertin de Solier, comte de Morette (1465–1545), was a French soldier and diplomat as well as a long-serving ''gentilhomme de la chambre'' to

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. He acted as ambassador to

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on a number of occasions from October 1526 to June 1535. Morette was in London in 1534 when

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was attempting to win French support for his repudiation of

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, in an alliance against Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Around this time, his portrait was painted by

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. He was succeeded as ambassador by Antoine de Castelnau,

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Marriages and issue

Morette married twice. He married as his first wife, Silvie de Pont (1480–) and the couple had three sons: * François de Solier, comte de Morette (1495–1541) * Charles de Solier (c. 1500 – 1525) * Jacques de Solier (1500–1551) He married as his second wife, Lucie Valles and by her had a daughter: * Marie de Solier (1520–) Plessis-l%C3%A8s-tours

He died 1 February 1552 at Le Plessis les Tours and was buried at the Église Saint-Grégoire des Minimes,

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Charles de Solier
Family tree * {{DEFAULTSORT:Solier, Charles de, comte de Morette 1480 births 1552 deaths Ambassadors of France to the Kingdom of England 16th-century French diplomats Counts of France