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EspañolLOUIS II DE LA TRéMOILLE
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'Louis II de la Trémoille' or 'La Trimouille' (September 29 1460 – 1525), was a late medieval/early renaissance French general. He served under three kings: Charles VIII, Louis XII, and Francis I.
During the course of his career, he earned the titles Vicomte de Thouars, Prince de Talmond, Comte de Guînes et de Bénon, Baron de Sully, de Craon, de Montagu, de Mauléon et de l'Ile-Bouchard, Seigneur des Iles de Ré, de Rochefort et de Marans, and Premier Chambellan du Roi.
He was born in Thouars to a prominent noble family of Poitou.
He commanded an army that attempted to secure Brittany for the French crown after the death in 1488 of Francis II, Duke of Brittany, ending the so-called "Mad War" (''La Guerre Folle'') through his victory at Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier on July 27, 1488.
He took part to several battle in the Italian Wars, notably the inconclusive Battle of Fornovo (1495) and the victorious Battle of Agnadello (1509). He suffered a severe defeat at the Battle of Novara, in which his 10,000-strong army was ambushed by 13,000 Swiss mercenaries.
He later went on to secure a French victory at the Battle of Marignano (1515), but he perished at the Battle of Pavia (1525), where he died of a wound inflicted by an arquebus. His death occurred during the climax of the battle when the French were surprised by 1500 Spanish arquebusiers. La Trémoille and other high-ranking Frenchmen fought their way towards their king, Francis I, in order to protect him. La Trémoille fell from his horse, shot through the heart.
Rue de La Trémoille, in the VIIIe arrondissement of Paris, is named after him.
★ La Trémoille family.
★ Laurent Vissiere, "Louis II de la Trémoille ou la découverte de l'Italie (1480-1525)"
★ Heraldique Europeene
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'Louis II de la Trémoille' or 'La Trimouille' (September 29 1460 – 1525), was a late medieval/early renaissance French general. He served under three kings: Charles VIII, Louis XII, and Francis I.
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Titles
During the course of his career, he earned the titles Vicomte de Thouars, Prince de Talmond, Comte de Guînes et de Bénon, Baron de Sully, de Craon, de Montagu, de Mauléon et de l'Ile-Bouchard, Seigneur des Iles de Ré, de Rochefort et de Marans, and Premier Chambellan du Roi.
Biography
He was born in Thouars to a prominent noble family of Poitou.
Louis II de La Trémoille in an ancient engraving.
He commanded an army that attempted to secure Brittany for the French crown after the death in 1488 of Francis II, Duke of Brittany, ending the so-called "Mad War" (''La Guerre Folle'') through his victory at Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier on July 27, 1488.
He took part to several battle in the Italian Wars, notably the inconclusive Battle of Fornovo (1495) and the victorious Battle of Agnadello (1509). He suffered a severe defeat at the Battle of Novara, in which his 10,000-strong army was ambushed by 13,000 Swiss mercenaries.
He later went on to secure a French victory at the Battle of Marignano (1515), but he perished at the Battle of Pavia (1525), where he died of a wound inflicted by an arquebus. His death occurred during the climax of the battle when the French were surprised by 1500 Spanish arquebusiers. La Trémoille and other high-ranking Frenchmen fought their way towards their king, Francis I, in order to protect him. La Trémoille fell from his horse, shot through the heart.
Memory
Rue de La Trémoille, in the VIIIe arrondissement of Paris, is named after him.
See also
★ La Trémoille family.
External links
★ Laurent Vissiere, "Louis II de la Trémoille ou la découverte de l'Italie (1480-1525)"
★ Heraldique Europeene
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