Jean de Nogaret de La Valette (1527– December 18, 1575) was a Cavalry Colonel and Lieutenant General of France. He also participated in the
Battle of Dreux
The Battle of Dreux was fought on 19 December 1562 between Catholics and Huguenots. The Catholics were led by Anne de Montmorency while Louis I, Prince of Condé, led the Huguenots. Though commanders from both sides were captured, the French Cat ...
in 1562,
Battle of Moncontour
The Battle of Moncontour occurred on 3 October 1569 between the Royalist Catholic forces of King Charles IX of France, commanded by Henry, Duke of Anjou, and the Huguenots commanded by Gaspard de Coligny.
The battle
Weeks before, Coligny had lift ...
and
Battle of Jarnac in 1569 and the
Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573).
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He was born at Caumont-Guienne, the son of
Pierre Nogaret de La Valette (1497–1553) and Marguerite de L'Isle de St. Aignan (1499–1535), and died in battle at the
Siege of La Rochelle (1572-1573)
The siege of La Rochelle (, or sometimes ) was a result of a war between the French royal forces of Louis XIII of France and the Huguenots of La Rochelle in 1627–28. The siege marked the height of the struggle between the Catholics and the Pr ...
.
With his wife,
Jeanne de St Lary de Bellegarde, he had a son,
Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette (1554–1642) and a daughter, Helen Nogaret de La Valette (1548-?).
References
1527 births
1575 deaths
French generals
French military personnel killed in action
16th-century French people
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