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Charles d'Albert, 1st Duke of Luynes (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl dalbɛʁ]; 5 August 1578 – 15 December 1621) was a French courtier and a favourite of Louis XIII. In 1619, the king made him Duke of Luynes and a Peer of France , and in 1621, Constable of France .
Charles (1578–1621), a favorite of Louis XIII, became the first Duke of Luynes in August 1619. He had recently purchased the Comté de Maillé on the Loire, about 10 miles west of Tours, and the king erected Maillé into the Duchy of Luynes, which included about 50 parishes and extended to the western wall of Tours and around it on three sides. [6]
Charles d’Albert, duke de Luynes (born Aug. 5, 1578—died Dec. 15, 1621, Longueville, Fr.) was a French statesman who, from 1617 to 1621, dominated the government of young King Louis XIII. The son of Honoré d’Albert, Seigneur (lord) de Luynes, he became the king’s falconer in 1611.
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Charles d'Albert, 1st Duke of Luynes was a French courtier and a favourite of Louis XIII. In 1619, the king made him Duke of Luynes and a Peer of France, and in 1621, Constable of France. Luynes died of scarlet fever near the end of that year at the height of his influence.
Jun 20, 2022 · The second son, Charles d’Albert d’Ailly, was the 3 rd Duke of Chaulnes from 1653. He was an important member of the court of Louis XIV, first serving as Ambassador to Rome (three times in the 1660s-80s), then as Governor of Brittany, 1670-95, then Governor of Guyenne, from 1695.
Charles d'Albert, 1st Duke of Luynes (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl dalbɛʁ]; 5 August 1578 – 15 December 1621) was a French courtier and a favourite of Louis XIII. In 1619, the king made him Duke of Luynes and a Peer of France , and in 1621, Constable of France .
Louis Charles d'Albert, 2nd Duke of Luynes (25 December 1620 – 10 October 1690), was a French nobleman and peer of France. He was a translator and moralist who was the first translator of the work of René Descartes .
