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Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery
French soldier (1530–1574) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery, Lord of Lorges and Ducey (5 May 1530 – 26 June 1574), was a French nobleman of Scottish extraction and captain of the Scots Guard of King Henry II of France. He is remembered for mortally injuring Henry II in a jousting accident and subsequently converting to Protestantism, the faith that the Scots Guard sought to suppress. He became a leader of the Huguenots.[1] In French-language contexts, his name is spelled Montgommery.
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Gabriel de Lorges | |
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Count of Montgomery Lord of Lorges and Ducey | |
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Born | Gabriel de Lorges (1530-05-05)5 May 1530 Ducey, Normandy, France |
Died | 26 June 1574(1574-06-26) (aged 44) Place de Grève, Paris, France |
Spouse(s) |
Isabeau de La Touche
(m. 1550) |
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