Jacques Rouxel de Grancey
See also: Jacques Rouxel (homonymy)
Jacques Rouxel, count de Grancey and of Médavy (1603 - 1680) is noble and Marshal of France.
It was, as of more the young age, intended for the ecclesiastical career. But it was not long in following its true vocation, soldiering. It served the king Louis XIII in all his wars, as well in Languedoc as in Piedmont, Flanders and Lorraine.
It made its first weapons with the seat of Caen, was used like volunteer with the Combat of the Bridge-of-C, and for the head offices of Saint-Jean-D' Angély, Clairac, of Montauban, Montpellier and La Rochelle.
It passed to Piedmont in 1629, took share with the combat of the Not-with-Suze, and went to the help of Casale with its regiment.
It was useful then in Lorraine. One finds it with the head office of Trier, with the combat of Yvoy and with the seat of Saverne or it was wounded.
It forced the general of Mercy to raising the seat of Héricourt and had the knee crashed to pieces with the seat of Saint-Hippolyte.
It was again wounded with the combat of Rey against the baron de Sécy.
The king gave him, in 1636, the government of Montbeliard and, in 1644, that of Gravelines.
General lieutenant in 1644, it accepted the stick of Marshal of France in January 1651.
He returned to Piedmont or he demolished the Spaniards with the combat of the Rocket.
The king did it Chevalier of the Holy Spirit and governor of Thionville on January 1st 1662 appointed it.
Grancey died in Paris on November 20th 1680 and was buried with the convent of the Nasturtiums.
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