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Jacques de Savoie, duc de Nemours (12 October 1531 – 15 June 1585) was a French military commander, governor and Prince Étranger. Having inherited his titles at a young age, Nemours fought for king Henri II during the latter Italian Wars , seeing action at the siege of Metz and the stunning victories of Renty and Calais in 1554 and 1558.
Jun 11, 2024 · Jacques de Savoie, duke de Nemours was a noted soldier and courtier during the French wars of religion. He won a military reputation in the French royal service on the eastern frontier and in Piedmont in the 1550s and against the Huguenots and their German allies in the 1560s.
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Jacques de Savoie, duc de Nemours was a French military commander, governor and Prince Étranger. Having inherited his titles at a young age, Nemours fought for king Henri II during the latter Italian Wars, seeing action at the siege of Metz and the stunning victories of Renty and Calais in 1554 and 1558.
One of the most brilliant courtiers and military leaders inRenaissance France, Jacques de Savoie, duke of Nemours, was head ofthe cadet branch of the house of S...
- Matthew Vester
May 25, 2012 · One of the most brilliant courtiers and military leaders in Renaissance France, Jacques de Savoie, duke of Nemours, was head of the cadet branch of the house of Savoy, a dynasty that had ruled over a collection of lands in the Western Alps since the eleventh century.
- Matthew Vester
- May 25, 2012
One of the most brilliant courtiers and military leaders in Renaissance France, Jacques de Savoie, duke of Nemours, was head of the cadet branch of the house of Savoy, a dynasty that had ruled over a collection of lands in the Western Alps since the eleventh century.
Jun 1, 2011 · Jacques de Savoie-Nemours was quickly appointed as governor of the Lyonnais in 1562, with military control over the south-east quarter of the kingdom, with the goal of trying to recover Lyon for the Crown.
