François de Créquy
François de Blanchefort de Créquy, Marquis de Marines | |
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François de Blanchefort de Créquy, Marquis de Marines by Joseph Parrocel | |
| Born | 2 October 1629 Poix-de-Picardie Picardy |
| Died | 3 February 1687 (aged 57) Paris |
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| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1648–1684 |
| Rank | Marshal of France 1668 |
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| Awards | Order of the Holy Spirit |
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François de Blanchefort de Créquy, later Marquis de Marines (2 October 1629 – 3 February 1687), was a 17th-century French noble and soldier, who served in the wars of Louis XIV of France.
He came from a powerful and well-connected family, his grandfather Charles I de Blanchefort (1578–1638) being a Marshal of France. Rewarded for supporting the Royalists during The Fronde (1648–1653), his elder brother Charles (1623–1687) was a senior advisor to Louis while François had a successful military career.
Promoted to Marshall in 1668, like other French soldiers of his generation he was over shadowed by Condé and Turenne. He fell from favour in April 1672 and although subsequently reinstated failed to regain his former prestige. He retired from service in 1684 and died in Paris in 1687.