François de Montmorency-Bouteville

See also: François de Montmorency

François de Montmorency-Bouteville (born in 1600 and decapitated with Paris the June 21st 1627). He was the son of Louis de Montmorency-Bouteville, Vice-amiral of France under Henri IV.

After having killed in duel the Marquis of the Doors in 1625, the count Jacques de Thorigny the March 25th 1626, and to have wounded the baron of the Hoop in 1627, it flees with Brussels to escape anger from Louis XIII. In spite of the intercession of several people, whose controlling archduchess of the Netherlands, Louis XIII did not want to forgive him. Furious, François de Montmorency-Bouteville the Jura outward journey to fight in full day into full Paris whereas Richelieu had taken an edict, the June 2nd 1626, prohibiting the Duel under penalty of death.

It is what it did the May 12th 1627, while fighting in duel with François d' Harcourt, marquis de Beuvron, Royal Place with Paris. Their four seconds also fought like them, with the sword and the dagger. Stopped during its escape, he was decapitated on order of Richelieu the June 21st 1627 in spite of the requests for grace of the nobility. Its adversary, of Harcourt, could take refuge in England.

It had a son, François-Henri of Montmorency-Luxembourg, duke of Luxembourg, Marshal of France, which were born after its death, the January 8th 1628.

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