See also:

• FRANCOIS (1558-1614)

FRANCOIS DE BONNE See also:

• FRANCOIS DE BONNE LESDIGUIERES

LESDIGUIERES  , Duc DE (1543—1626), See also:

• CONSTABLE (0. Fr. connestable, Fr. connetable, Med. Lat. comestabilis, conestabilis, constabularius, from the Lat. comes stabuli, count of the stable)
• CONSTABLE, ARCHIBALD (1774-1827)
• CONSTABLE, HENRY (1562-1613)
• CONSTABLE, JOHN (1776-1837)
• CONSTABLE, SIR MARMADUKE (c. 1455-1518)

constable of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• SAINT (lat. sanctus, " holy ")

Saint-See also:

• BONNET
• BONNET, CHARLES (172o–1793)

Bonnet de Champsaur on the 1st of See also:

• APRIL

April 1543, of a See also:

• FAMILY

family of notaries with pretensions to See also:

• NOBILITY

nobility . He was educated at See also:

• AVIGNON

Avignon under a See also:

• PROTESTANT

Protestant See also:

• TUTOR (Lat. tutor, guardian, tueri, to watch over, protect)

tutor, and had begun the study of See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law in See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris when he enlisted as an See also:

• ARCHER, WILLIAM (1856— )

archer . He served under the See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general of his native See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• DAUPHINE

Dauphine, See also:

• BERTRAND, HENRI GRATIEN, COMTE (1773-1844)

Bertrand de Simiane, See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

baron de Gordes, but when the See also:

• HUGUENOTS

Huguenots raised troops in Dauphine See also:

• LESDIGUIERES, FRANCOIS DE BONNE

Lesdiguieres threw in his See also:

• LOT
• LOT (Lat. Oltis)

lot with them, and under his kinsman See also:

• ANTOINE, ANDRE (1858- )

Antoine See also:

• RAMBAUD, ALFRED NICOLAS (1842-1905)

Rambaud. de Furmeyer, whom he succeeded in 1570, distinguished himself in the See also:

• MOUNTAIN (0. Fr. montaigne; popular Lat. montanea, an adjectival form from the classical mons, montis, whence Eng. " mount," a form usually used along with the name of an individual mountain, e.g. Mt Everest)
• MOUNTAIN, THE (La Montagne)

mountain warfare that followed by his bold yet prudent handling of troops . He fought at See also:

• JARNAC

Jarnac and Moncontour, and was a See also:

• GUEST (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Gast, and Swed. gust; cognate with Lat. hostis, originally a stranger, hence enemy; cf. " host " )
• GUEST, EDWIN (1800–188o)

guest at the See also:

• WEDDING

wedding of See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry IV. of See also:

• NAVARRE (Span. Navarra)

Navarre . Warned of the impending See also:

• MASSACRE

massacre he retired hastily to Dauphine, where he secretly equipped and drilled a determined See also:

• BODY

body of Huguenots, and in 1575, after the See also:

• EXECUTION (from Lat. ex-sequor, exsecutus, follow or carry out)

execution of See also:

• MONTBRUN, LOUIS PIERRE, COUNT (1770-1812)

Montbrun, became the acknowledged See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader of the Huguenot resistance in the See also:

• DISTRICT

district with the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of commandant general, confirmed in 1577 by See also:

• MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

Marshal Doraville, by See also:

• CONDE
• CONDE, LOUIS DE BOURBON, PRINCE
• CONDE, LOUIS II
• CONDE, PRINCES OF

Conde in 1580,and by Henry of Navarre in 1582 . He seized See also:

• GAP

Gap by a lucky See also:

• NIGHT

night attack on the 3rd of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1577, re-established the reformed See also:

• RELIGION
• RELIGION, FOLKLORE, CUSTOM

religion there, and fortified the See also:

• TOWN

town . He refused to acquiesce in the treaty of See also:

• POITIERS

Poitiers (1578) which involved the surrender of Gap, and after two years of fighting secured better terms for the province . Nevertheless in 158o he was compelled to See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place over to See also:

• MAYENNE
• MAYENNE, CHARLES OF LORRAINE

Mayenne and to see the fortifications dismantled . He took up arms for Henry IV. in 1585, capturing Chorges, See also:

• EMBRUN

Embrun, See also:

• CHATEAUROUX
• CHATEAUROUX, MARIE ANNE DE

Chateauroux and other places, and after the truce of 1588—1589 secured the See also:

• COMPLETE

complete submission of Dauphine . In 1590 he See also:

• BEAT (a word common in various forms to the Teutonic languages; it is connected with the similar Romanic words derived from the Late Lat. battere)

beat down the resistance of See also:

• GRENOBLE

Grenoble, and was now able to threaten the leaguers and to support the See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

• PROVENCE (Provincia, Proenza)

Provence against the raids of See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles See also:

• EMMANUEL, or IMMANUEL

Emmanuel I. of See also:

• SAVOY, HOUSE
• SAVOY, HOUSE OF

Savoy . He defeated the Savoyards at Esparron in April 1591, and in 1592 began the reconquest of the marquessate of See also:

• SALUZZO

Saluzzo which had been seized by Charles Emmanuel . After his defeat of the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish See also:

• ALLIES, THOMAS WILLIAM (1813-1903)

allies of Savoy at Salebertrano in See also:

• JUNE

June 1593 there was a truce, during which Lesdiguieres was occupied in maintaining the royal authority against Eperon in Provence .

The See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war with Savoy proceeded intermittently until 16os, when Henry IV. concluded See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace, much to the dissatisfaction of Lesdiguieres . The See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king regarded his lieutenant's domination in Dauphine with some distrust, although he was counted among the best of his captains . Nevertheless he made him a marshal of France in 1609, and ensured the See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession to the lieutenant-generalship of Dauphine, vested in Lesdiguieres since 1597, to his son-in-law Charles de See also:

• CREQUY
• CREQUY, RENEE CAROLINE DE FROULLAY, MARQUISE DE (1714-1803)

Crequy . Sincerely devoted to the See also:

• THRONE

throne, Lesdiguieres took no See also:

• PART

part in the intrigues which disturbed the minority of See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis XIII., and he moderated the See also:

• POLITICAL

political claims made by his co-religionists under the terms of the See also:

• EDICT (Lat. edictum, from e, out, and dicere, to say, speak)

Edict of See also:

• NANTES
• NANTES, EDICT OF

Nantes . After the See also:

• DEATH

death of his first wife, Claudine de See also:

• BERENGER, ALPHONSE MARIE MARCELLIN THOMAS (1785-1866)

Berenger, he married the widow of Ennemond Matel, a Grenoble shopkeeper, who was murdered in 1617 . Lesdiguieres was then 73, and this See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

lady, See also:

• MARIE

Marie Vignon, had See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long been his See also:

• MISTRESS

mistress . He had two daughters, one of whom, Frangoise, married Charles de Crequy . In 1622 he formally abjured the Protestant faith, his See also:

• CONVERSION (Lat. conversio, from convertere, to turn or ,change)

conversion being partly due to the See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence of Marie Vignon . He was already a See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke and peer of France; he now became constable of France, and received the See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of the Saint Esprit . He had long since lost the confidence of the Huguenots, but he nevertheless helped the Vaudois against the duke of Savoy . Lesdiguieres had the qualities of a See also:

• GREAT

great general, but circumstances limited him to the mountain warfare of Dauphine, Provence and Savoy . He had almost unvarying success through sixty years of fighting .

His last See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign, fought in See also:

• ALLIANCE

alliance with Savoy to drive the Spaniards from the Valtelline, was the least successful of his enterprises . He died of See also:

• FEVER (Lat. febris, connected with fervere, to burn)

fever at See also:

• VALENCE

Valence on the 21st of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1626 . The See also:

• LIFE

life of the Huguenot See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain has been written in detail by Ch . Dufuyard, Le Connetable de Lesdiguibres (Paris, 1892) . His first biographer was his secretary Louis Videl, Histoire de la See also:

• VIE

vie du connestable de Lesdiguibres (Paris, 1638) . Much of his See also:

• OFFICIAL (Late Lat. QJicialis, for class. Lat. apparitor, from officium, office, duty)

official See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

correspondence, with an admirable See also:

• SKETCH (directly adapted from Dutch schets, which was taken from Ital. schizzo, a rough draft, Lat. schedium, something hastily made, Gr. oxE&os, sudden, off-hand, axeb6v, near by; Ger. Skizze and Fr. esquisse are from the same source)

sketch of his life, is contained in Actes et correspondance du connetable de Lesdiguieres, edited by See also:

• COMTE, AUGUSTE [ISIDORE AUGUSTE MARIE FRANCOIS XAVIER] (1798-1857)

Comte See also:

• DOUGLAS
• DOUGLAS, GAVIN (1474?-1522)
• DOUGLAS, JOHN (1721—1807.)
• DOUGLAS, SIR CHARLES
• DOUGLAS, SIR HOWARD
• DOUGLAS, STEPHEN ARNOLD (18,3–1861)

Douglas and J . See also:

• ROMAN

Roman in Documents historiques inedits pour servii a l'histoire de Dauphine (Grenoble, 1878) . Other letters are in the Lettres et memoires (Paris, 1647) of Duplessis-See also:

• MORNAY, PHILIPPE DE (1549-1623)

Mornay .