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Entering the army at the age of fourteen as proprietary colonel of an infantry regiment, he shared in almost all the exploits of the French arms during the reign of Louis XIII. He took part in the siege of La Rochelle, survived the defence of the island of Re against the attacks of the English under the Duke of Buckingham, and accompanied the French forces to Italy in 1629.

In 1630 he became the French ambassador to the court of Duke Victor Amadeus I of Savoy, and engaged in diplomatic and administrative work in Italy until 1635, when war broke out between France and Spain. In the war that followed Plessis-Praslin distinguished himself in various battles and sieges in Italy, including the action called the "Route de Quiers" and the celebrated "Quadrilateral" operations round TurinTurin Location Region Piedmont Province Torino Area Total Water 130 km² (50 mi²)##. Population Total ( 2002) Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 45°04'N7°40'E(##. . External link: Turin ( Italian Torino is a major industrial.

In 1640Events December 1 Portugal regains its independence from Spain and John IV of Portugal becomes king. Spain does not recognize the indepedence before 1668 Charles I summons and rapidly dismisses the Short Parliament in an attempt to fund the second of the he became governor of TurinTurin Location Region Piedmont Province Torino Area Total Water 130 km² (50 mi²)##. Population Total ( 2002) Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 45°04'N7°40'E(##. . External link: Turin ( Italian Torino is a major industrial, and in 1642 lieutenant-general, and after further service in Italy he became a Marshal of FranceThe title of Marshal of France (Marechal de France) was derived from the office of marescallus Franciae created by Philippe Auguste for Alberic Clement (circa 1190). It later became a distinction and takes precedence above the constable, which was origina (1645) and second in command in CataloniaComunitat Autonoma de Catalunya In detail Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val d'Aran, also Aranese. Area total % of Spain Ranked 6th 32 114 km² 6,3% Population Total (2003) % of Spain Density Ranked 2nd 6 506 440 15,6% 190,73/k. During the first War of the FrondeFor the French feminist newspaper, see La Fronde''. The Fronde ( 1648 1653) was a civil war in France, followed by the Franco-Spanish War with Spain ( 1653 1659). The word "Fronde" means " sling" and referred to the pelting of windows (belonging to suppor, which broke out in 1649Events January 30 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. His widow Henrietta Maria resides in her native France. January 30 The Commonwealth of England, a republican form of government, replaces the monarchy as the form of government, he assisted CondéCond is part of the name of several communes in France: Conde-sur-l'Escaut, in the Nord departement Conde sur Ifs, in the Calvados departement Conde-sur-Marne, in the Ardennes departement Conde sur Noireau, in the Calvados departement Conde sur Seulles, i in the brief siege of ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to; and in the second war, remaining loyal to the queen regent Anne of Austria and the court party, he won his greatest triumph in defeating Turenne and the allied Spaniards and rebels at Retbel (or Blanc-Champ) in 1650.

He then held high office at the court of Louis XIV, became minister of state in 1652, and in November 1665 was created duc de Choiseul. He was concerned in some of the negotiations between Louis and Charles II of England which led to the treaty of Dover (1670), and died in Paris on December 23, 1675.