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Originally appearing in Volume V09, Page 774 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ESPINAY  , TIMOL$ON D' (1580-1644),

French soldier, was the eldest of the four sons of Francois d'Espinay, seigneur de Saint Luc (1554-1597), and was himself
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marquis de Saint Luc . In 1603 he accompanied Sully in his
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embassy to
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London . In 1622, in his capacity as
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vice-
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admiral of France, he gained some advantages over the defenders of La Rochelle, obliging the Huguenot
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commander, Benjamin de Rohan, seigneur de Soubise, to evacuate the islands of Re and
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Oleron . In 1627 he was named
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lieutenant-general of
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Guienne and marshal of France .

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