Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne

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Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne was a prominent late 16th- and early 17th-century French nobleman and military leader, Duke of Bouillon and Prince of Sedan, known for his influential role in the French Wars of Religion and support of Protestantism.

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Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Bouillon
French nobleman
Prince of Sedan
human
military leader
acquiredTerritory Duchy of Bouillon
Principality of Sedan
allyOf Henry IV of France
appointedBy Henry IV of France
birthDate 1555-09-28
birthPlace Auvergne
Joze
Kingdom of France
burialPlace Sedan
causeOfDeath illness
child Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne
Henriette Catherine de La Tour d’Auvergne
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 1623-03-25
deathPlace Principality of Sedan
Sedan
era early 17th century
late 16th century
familyName La Tour d’Auvergne
father François de La Tour d’Auvergne
givenName Henri
heldOffice Marshal of France
linked to: Maréchal de France
languageSpoken French
memberOf House of La Tour d’Auvergne
mother Eléonore de Montmorency
name Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
nobleTitle Duke of Bouillon
Prince of Sedan
Viscount of Turenne
notableFor governance of the independent principality of Sedan
leadership of Protestant princes in France
role in the French Wars of Religion
opposed ultra-Catholic League
linked to: Catholic League
participatedIn French Wars of Religion
religion Calvinism
Protestantism
spouse Charlotte de La Marck
Elisabeth of Nassau
supported Huguenots
Protestant cause in France
titleHeldFrom Duke of Bouillon, from 1591
Prince of Sedan, from 1591
linked to: Prince of Sedan

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Protestant Academy of Sedan foundedBy Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne father Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Duchy of Bouillon sovereign Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne name Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
La Tour d’Auvergne notableMember Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Prince of Sedan heldBy Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Sovereign Prince of Sedan notableOfficeHolder Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Charlotte de La Marck spouse Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Charlotte de La Marck successor Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne