Francis, Count of Enghien
French military leader (1519-1546) · France · On the map · Died at 26
François de Bourbon, comte d'Enghien was a French military commander, governor and prince du sang in the reign of king Francis I of France during the later Italian Wars. He was known by his title as the comte d'Enghien.
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François de Bourbon's father, Charles de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme
François de Bourbon's paternal grandmother, Marie de Luxembourg, from whom he inherited the comté d'Enghien
Assembly of the Franco-Ottoman fleet before the city of Nice
The comte d'Enghien's opposite number in the battle for control of Piedmont, the Imperial governor of Milan, the marquis del Vasto
Map of some of the key locations of the 1544 Piedmont campaign, Carignano is north-west of Carmagnola on the left bank of the Po
Seigneur de Monluc, one of the captains under the command of the comte d'Enghien who would play an important role in the battle of Ceresole
Comte d'Enghien at the end of the battle of CeresoleAbout this person
A younger son of Charles de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme and Françoise d'Alençon, Enghien saw military service during the Italian War of 1542-1546. He first endeavoured to capture the city of Nice, in the Holy Roman Empire, by surprise in June 1543. This effort was foiled. Subsequently a new effort to seize Nice was launched in conjunction with the French ally, the Ottoman Empire. Though this new attempt succeeded in capturing the city of Nice, the citadel held out, and the French were forced to withdraw before it could be gained.