Charles de Gontaut, 1st Duke of Biron was a French noble, military commander, Admiral of France, Marshal of France, and governor of Burgundy during the final days of the French Wars of Religion.
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Sketch of Biron's father Armand de Gontaut
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Engraving of Charles de Lorraine, duc de Mayenne. Lieutenant-general of the Catholic League
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Henry IV during the siege of AmiensAwards 3
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Honorat II of SavoyAlso won Admiral of France
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Charles de Gontaut, 1st Duke of Biron was a French noble, military commander, Admiral of France, Marshal of France, and governor of Burgundy during the final days of the French Wars of Religion. The son of Marshal Armand de Gontaut, Baron of Biron who had served the crown militarily throughout the religious wars, Biron made his entry into French politics in the late 1580s.
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Lived 1562 to 1602 · aged 40
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