Antoine d'Estrées (1529 – 11 May 1609) was Marquis of Coeuvres, vicomte of Soissons and of Bercy, Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1578[1] and Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel also in 1578. He was made gentleman of the chamber for Francis, Duke of Anjou, and later was made governor of several territories.[1]

Antoine d'Estrées, Marquis of Cœuvres

Biography edit

Antoine was the son of Jean d'Estrées, Count of Orbec and Marquis of Cœuvres Catherine de Bourbon.[1] He was born some time during 1529.

In 1558, he married Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière and had at least nine children, the most famous being:

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Wellman 2013, p. 327.

Sources edit

  • Wellman, Kathleen (2013). Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France. Yale University Press.