Florimond III, Baron Alluye (1540? – 1569) was governor of

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He married, in 1557, Joan of Halluyn of Vienne, god-daughter of Catherine de Medici (she broke her secret marriage to François de Montmorency, to allow him to marry Diane de France). They had a child, Stephen Roberdet of Alluye. This is when the name was changed to Robertet for this branch of the family. He was appointed Secretary of State in 1559 at the recommendation of the Francis, Duke of Guise, under Francis II. He was and committed to serving the Duke of Guise and Catherine de Medici. To her he wrote in 1560 a letter to express his concern with the budding wars of religion: His cousin Robertet de Fresne succeeded his father-in Clausse Marchaumont. Thus, the two close relatives were at the same time, along with the offices of secretary of state, in two different departments. In April 1562, he and Robertet de Fresne were sent to Orléans with the Prince of Conde, who after the massacre of Vassy, grabbed

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. The prince said that he would not disarm if M. de Guise did not withdraw from the court, if not punished for the act of Vassy. In this same year 1562, he was appointed by the queen mother and the princes of the

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to maintain his neutrality, over the ruinous repayment by Turin and Piedmont that France: but the Duke of Guise wanted to please the

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, and allied. In vain, Marshal Bourdillon and Marshal of Brissac opposed them. In 1563, he was sent to England to take

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. The queen did not refuse to return the town, but wanted nothing less than

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in exchange. A few months later, the Constable de Montmorency and a French army defeated the Earl of Warwick and the English. Florimond III d'Alluye died as Secretary of State in 1569, two years after his cousin Robertet de Fresne. {{DEFAULTSORT:Alluye, Florimond Iii Robertet D 1540s births 1569 deaths Foreign ministers of France 16th-century French diplomats Year of birth uncertain