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Jean Ébrard, Seigneur De Saint-Sulpice
Jean Ébrard, seigneur de Saint-Sulpice (26 August 1519–5 November 1581) was a French noble, governor, soldier and diplomat during the latter Italian Wars and the French Wars of Religion. Born into the first family of the province of Quercy, Saint-Sulpice began his military service during the reign of Francis I of France, seeing service at the Sieges of Boulogne (1544-1546), siege of Boulogne in 1544. Under his successor Henri II of France, Henri II. Saint-Sulpice operated as a client of the constable Anne de Montmorency, Montmorency and fought at the Siege of Metz (1552), defence of Metz in 1552 and Siege of Calais (1558), capture of Calais in 1558. During Henri's reign he began his diplomatic role and was tasked with presenting Henri's position to the delegates negotiating the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis after a shift in the crown's position. He received a further diplomatic role securing the withdrawal of French forces from Siena as a term of the peace. During the reign of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien De L'Aubespine
Sébastien de L'Aubespine, abbot of Basse-Fontaine then bishop of Limoges (1518–1582) was a French noble, diplomat and political adviser during the latter Italian Wars and the early French Wars of Religion. Until 1558 he was known as the abbot of Basse-Fontaine, in that year he was elevated to the bishopric of Limoges. He began his career as a diplomat during the reign of François I of France, François I, undertaking negotiations with the Protestant Schmalkaldic League in the hopes of prolonging their war with the Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. The prospect of an alliance between the Protestant Imperial princes and the French crown was taken up again seriously in 1551 while Basse-Fontaine was serving as French ambassador to the Emperor in Brussels. A crisis between the Mary of Hungary (governor of the Netherlands), governor of the Netherlands and the French admiral Claude d'Annebault, Annebault would lead to his recall as France and the Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
