Claude d\' Annebaut

Claude d' Annebault (approx. 1495 - 1552) is a French soldier, who was Admiral and named Admiral de France in 1538.

Claude d' Annebault was the large last “ Favori ” of François I {{er}}. It guerroie unceasingly, in Italy, Roussillon and Picardy, on ground and Sea, against the English and the Imperial . Of 1543 with 1547, the king entrusted to him the responsibility and the direction of all the businesses of the State. The admiral was thus the largest character of the kingdom after his prince.

Biography

His/her father, Jean VI of Annebault was captain of the fabrics of hunting of François Ist Of his marriage with Catherine de Jeucourt, Jean has at least six children.

Claude, the elder one of his two sons, makes the training of the weapons and is distinguished with defense from Mézières in September 1521. Its marriage with Francoise de Tournemine towards 1525 makes of him the Baron (of the chief of its wife) of Retz and Hunaudaye, and one of richest the Seigneur S of Brittany.

It is made prisoner with the Bataille of Pavia, then assumes for the first time the command of armies in the Milanese countryside of 1528 - 1529.

On his return, the king covers it honors. He receives soon his own company, and becomes the lieutenant “resident” of the governor of Normandy, the admiral Philippe Chabot (1531). Died of his/her father in 1534, it succeeds to him as main of the fabrics of hunting and became an eminent character of the court.

In March 1536, it is one of the main leaders of the army which conquers the Piedmont. During this program, it preserves Turin in spite of a seat of several months.

One then finds it on the Picardy border. After having taken the place of Saint-pol., it saves Thérouanne by supplying it by twice. It appears a clever strategist there, but it is captured with the return of the second way. The amount of its ransom is very high, but François Ier immediately offers to pay it. However, the queen of Hungary does not release Claude d' Annebault before the conclusion of the peace, which it prepares with the assistance of her prisoner. Once free, it is rewarded for its good services: it is made marshal the day when Montmorency becomes Connétable of France (February 10th 1538).

Named governor of the Piedmont in September 1539, of Annebault must make forget in this recent conquest awkwardnesses of its predecessor, Rene de Montjean. In a few weeks, the new governor gains the confidence of Piedmontese and takes the necessary measures with the rebuilding of the country.

In November 1540, of Annebault enters to the narrow Conseil and becomes one of the principal favorites of the king. During the resumption of the War in 1543, Claude d' Annebault orders the majority of the operations in Hainaut against the alliance of the emperor and the king d' Angleterre. It takes part at the same time in the government, thanks to the proximity of the king, who follows the armies, in withdrawal, with his other advisers. It takes at the time of this countryside the towns of Landrecies and Luxembourg.

The prestige of Annebault is at its top when the king names it admiral de France , then governor of Normandy, it succeeds Montmorency like favorite of the king. In 1544, Claude d' Annebault negotiates a not very advantageous peace with the emperor (Crépy, September 1544), but this separate peace makes it possible France to fight against only king d' Angleterre.

At the winter 1545, Claude d' Annebault constitutes a fleet able to overcome that of Henri VIII and to carry the war on the English ground. The admiral personally takes the command of this army. In spite of an encouraging departure not very (July 1545), the French fleet is some notable successes on the island of Wight and the coasts English. But they are without a future: of Annebault manages neither to take Portsmouth, nor to deliver Boulogne. In May 1546, the admiral d' Annebault meets his English counterpart close to Ardres. The difficulties are solved little by little and from Annebault obtains conditions happier than envisaged in its instructions.

In the businesses of the kingdom, it gets busy to restore the order as well at the court as in the provinces, while consolidating the borders. The resequencing extends to finances from the crown, so that in little time, the trunks of monarchy are again full.

Diplomat and policy as much as soldier, he thinks of an English alliance against Charles Quint, even with a common rupture of the two kingdoms with Rome. The death of the king, in 1547 puts an end to these daring projects. At the time of the funeral of François Ier, it carries the box of its heart, then carries out the procession until Saint-Denis.

In 1547, with the advent of Henri II, it is disgraced, and pointed out Montmorency.

However, its load of admiral enables him to continue to serve the king. In spring 1551, Henri II declares the war with the emperor; of Annebault the war of race starts again, reinforces the ports and solicits again the command of a fleet. He is recalled as of February 1552 to attend the bed of justice which proclaims and organizes regency, then enters again to the narrow council.

It also orders “ the army of the queen ”, kind of reserve army. At the beginning of June, it takes again Stenay with the troops of the queen of Hungary, then joined Henri II with the seat of Damvillers, where it proves the value of his experiment to the king, who then sends it to defend the Picardy. Feverish, the admiral is locked up with the Fère-on-Oise, which it has time to put in defense before yielding to the Maladie. By these last services rendered to the king, it transmits to his only son, Jean, a found favor.

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