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Robert III de La Marck

Marshal of France · France · On the map · Lived 1491 to 1536 · aged 45

Robert III de La Marck (1491-1537), Seigneur of Fleuranges, was a Marshal of France and historian. Self-styled "The Young Adventurer," he was one of Francis I's close companions in the last years of Louis XII's life, and remained close after Francis ascended the throne.

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1536Died21 December 15361525Battle of PaviaCommander, The Spanish victory over French forces in Italy shifted the balance of Renaissance power dynamics and established Spanish military dominance in Europe.Story: Recap.at CC BY-SA118K Wikipedia readers in the past year3 more1491Born

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Robert campaigned with Francis' Italian campaigns being captured at Pavia. During his imprisonment he wrote a personal history. Upon being freed, he returned to participation in the Italian Wars, seeing service at the defence of Péronne in 1536. When he learnt of his father's death, he set out for Amboise, but was stricken by illness and died at Longjumeau in 1537.

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Lived 1491 to 1536 · aged 45