Gilles de la Pommeraie was a 16th-century French diplomat and Baron d'Entrammes.
Biography
He was a member of the La Pommeraie family, from
Brittany and serves Laval Family, and possessed land of Verger Castle of
Montigné
Montigné () is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-d'Auge. and d'Entrammes (
Mayenne).
Son of François de la Pommeraie, Gilles was king's maître d', charged with important missions by
Francis I Francis I or Francis the First may refer to:
* Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407)
* Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450), reigned 1442–1450
* Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France, reigned 1515–1547
* Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lau ...
, and was involved in arrangements for the "
Field of Cloth of Gold
The Field of the Cloth of Gold (french: Camp du Drap d'Or, ) was a summit meeting between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France from 7 to 24 June 1520. Held at Balinghem, between Ardres in France and Guînes in the English P ...
", was ambassador in
Venice
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, and was president of the "Dukes Chamber" in
Brittany. He was briefly French ambassador to England, where he professed his great admiration for the French-educated queen,
Anne Boleyn.
Husband to Jeanne Le Jeune, he obtained from Lord Jarzey the Castle of Entrammes (Mayenne)
[''Notes sur Entrammes'', par .] where he created two fairs and one market.
References
Sources
« Gilles de la Pommeraie », dans Alphonse-Victor Angot et Ferdinand Gaugain, Dictionnaire historique, topographique et biographique de la Mayenne, Laval, Goupil, 1900-1910; t. III, p. 309-310.
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16th-century deaths
16th-century French diplomats
People from Pays de la Loire
Year of birth unknown
Ambassadors of France to the Kingdom of England
People of the Tudor period