Charles de Blanchefort
Charles I de Créquy, Prince de Poix, duc de Lesdiguières | |
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Charles I de Créquy, Prince de Poix, duc de Lesdiguières | |
| Born | ca. 1575 |
| Died | 17 March 1638 (aged 62) Breme, Lombardy in Italy |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1594–1638 |
| Rank | Marshal of France 1623 |
| Unit | Colonel, Gardes Françaises 1605–1638 |
| Commands | Governor of the Dauphiné 1612–1638; |
| Battles / wars | Franco-Spanish War, 1595–1598; Laon 1594 Amiens, 1597 Franco-Savoyard War: 1600–1601 Bündner Wirren 1618–1639 War of the Mantuan Succession 1628–1630 Franco-Spanish War 1635–1659 Tornavento 1636 |
| Awards | Order of the Holy Spirit 1619 |
| Other work | Ambassador to Rome, (1633) and Venice, (1636) |
Charles I de Créquy, Prince de Poix and Duc de Lesdiguières (1578–1638), was a leading French soldier of the first half of the 17th century.