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The family, since its first appearance in history in the person of Bouchard I, sire de Montmorency in the 10th century, has furnished six constables and twelve marshals of France, several admirals and cardinals, numerous grand officers of the Crown and grand masters of various knightly orders, and was declared by Henry IV to be, after that of the Bourbons, the first house in Europe.
Matthieu I, sire de Montmorency , received in 1138 the post of constable, and died in 1160Events Erik den helige is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. See Swedish monarchs. Heiji Rebellion in Japan Yasovarman II succeeds his uncle Dharanindravarman as ruler of the Khmer Empire. Dharanindravarman's son Jayavarman, acquieses to his cousin's successi. His first wife was Aline, the natural daughter of Henry I of EnglandHenry I (c. 1068 December 1, 1135), called Henry Beauclerk or Henry Beauclerc because of his scholarly interests, was the youngest son of William the Conqueror. He reigned as King of England from 1100 to 1135, succeeding his brother, William II Rufus.; his second, Adélaide de MaurienneAdelaide de Maurienne (c. 1100 November 18, 1154) was the daughter of Humbert II of Savoy and Gisela of Burgundy, and niece of Pope Callistus II. She became the second wife of Louis VI of France ( 1081- 1137), whom she married on August 3, 1115, when she or Alice of Savoy , widow of Louis VILouis VI, the Fat ( December 1, 1081 August 1, 1137) was king of France from 1108 to 1137. A member of the Capetian Dynasty, Louis was born in Paris, the son of Philippe I of France, and Bertha of Holland (1055-1094). He married in 1104: 1) Lucienne de Ro and mother of Louis VIILouis VII ( 1120 September 18, 1180) was King of France from 1137 to 1180. A member of the Capetian Dynasty, Louis VII was born in 1120, the second son of Louis the Fat and Adelaide of Maurienne (c. 1100 1154). Construction began on Notre-Dame de Paris in, and according to Duchesne , he shared the regencyFor the insecticide 'Regent', see Regent (insecticide A regent is an acting governor. In a monarchy, a regent usually rules due to the actual monarch's absence, incapacity, or minority. In the case of Finland and Hungary, military officers served as regen of France with SugerSuger (c. 1081 January 13, 1151), French ecclesiastic, statesman and historian, was born of poor parents either in Flanders, at St Denis near Paris or at Toury in Beauce. About 1091 he entered the abbey of St Denis. Until about 1104 he trained at the prio, during the absence of the latter king on the Second CrusadeThe Second Crusade was called in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144. The prosperity of the Kingdom of Jerusalem led to a weakening of the military spirit, and internal strife crippled the resources of the kingdom. On December 24, 1144, t. Matthieu II had an important share in the victory of Bouvines ( 1214), and was made constable in 1218. During the reign of Louis VIII he distinguished himself chiefly in the south of France ( Niort, La Rochelle, Bordeaux). On the accession of Louis IX, he was one of the chief supports of the queen-regent Blanche of Castile, and was successful in reducing all the vassals to obedience. He died in 1230.His younger son, Guy, in right of his mother, became head of the house of Montmorency-Laval .
Anne de Montmorency , so named, it is said, after his godmother Anne of Brittany, was the first to attain the ducal title ( 1551).His eldest son, Francois de Montmorency ( 1530- 1579), was married to Diana, natural daughter of Henry II.
Another son, Henri I de Montmorency ( 1534- 1614), who became duc de Montmorency on his brother's death in 1579, had been governor of Languedoc since 1563. As a leader of the party called the Politiques he took a prominent part in the French Wars of Religion. In 1593 he was made constable, but Henry IV showed some anxiety to keep him away from Languedoc, which he ruled like a sovereign prince.
Henri II de Montmorency ( 1595 - October 30, 1632), son of duke Henry I, succeeded to the title in 1614, having previously been made Grand Admiral. He also was governor of Languedoc. In 1625 he defeated the French Protestant fleet under Soubise, and seized the islands of Ré and Oleron, but the jealousy of Richelieu deprived him of the means of following up these advantages. In 1628-1629 he was allowed to command against the duke of Rohan in Languedoc; in 1630 he defeated the Piedmontese, and captured Prince Doria , at Avigliana , and took Saluzzo. In the same year he was created marshal. In 1632 he joined the party of Gaston, duke of Orleans, and placed himself at the head of the rebel army, which was defeated by Marshal Schomberg at Castelnaudary ( September 1, 1632); severely wounded, he fell into the enemy's hands, and, abandoned by Gaston, was executed as a traitor at Toulouse on October 30. The title passed to his sister Charlotte-Marguerite, princess of Condé .From the barons of Fosseux , a branch of the Montmorency family established in Brabant in the 15th century, sprang the seigneurs de Boutteville , among whom was the duellist Francois de Montmorency-Boutteville , who was beheaded in 1627.
His son, Frangois Henri , marshal of France, became duke of Piney-Luxemburg by his marriage with Madeleine Charlotte Bonne Therese de Clermont , daughter of Marguerite Charlotte de Luxemburg , duchesse de Piney .
Charles Francois Frederic , the son of the marshal, was created duke of Beaufort in 1688 and duke of Montmorency in 1689.In 1767 the title of duke of Beaufort-Montmorency passed by marriage to another branch of the Montmorency-Fosseux . This branch becoming extinct in 1862, the title was taken by the duc de Valencay , who belonged to the Talleyrand-Périgord family and married one of the two heiresses of this branch (1864). There were many other branches of the Montmorency family, among others that of the seigneurs of Laval.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 Britannica
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