Charles de Watteville

Charles Watteville de Joux (Franche-Comté, Spanish Empire, 1605 – Lisbon, Portugal, 1670), 1st Baron of Watteville, was a Burgundian noble, soldier and diplomat in the service of King Philip IV of Spain. His surname is supposed to be an adaptation into French of the origin of his grandfather, a native of Wattenwil (Switzerland), and has also been translated as Batteville, Vatteville and Vatevile. He also had the titles of Count of La Corbière and Knight of the Golden Fleece.