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in 1560. He arrived in
January and the Protestants captured two of his ships laden with supplies, and it was said he was so angry he tore his beard out - "he rent his hair from his beard so clean as though he had been new shaven." In April he joked that the English army had arrived only to besiege
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During the second civil war he assisted the royal army in reaching full strength to hunt down the rebel army that was fleeing eastwards, before the abrupt peace restored the status quo in March 1568. Unhappy with the peace
Martigues was among those campaigning for the crown to break off from the
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in 1562, the colonel-general of the infantry Randan was killed. Martigues was selected as his replacement and would become the new colonel-general of the infantry. In
December the royal army successfully brought the main force under Condé to battle at
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and served under him when he was made governor of
Brittany as lieutenant-general for the governorship. He was further allowed to inherit the estates of his uncle that had been confiscated during the
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on 16 October 1569. Martigues who had fought with the royal army at
Moncontour fought in the siege, and was shot dead by one of the defenders while he was in the siege trenches on 19 November 1569.
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terms and renew hostilities, and he played a part in the opening campaign of the third civil war that
September. Having participated at the crushing royal victory of
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as the lieutenant-general of the province. He gained the office of colonel-general of the French infantry after the prior office holder died at the
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the royal army, after some debate, decided to press their advantage rather than seeking terms. To this end they began siege of
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met the rebel force in battle and destroyed it. Following the crushing royal victory at the
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in their march to the east, stripping the town bare of all its supplies.
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480:"Mercœur, Philippe Emmanuel de Lorraine"
253:Philippe-Emmanuel de Lorraine, duc de Mercœur
135:François de Luxembourg, Viscount of Martigues
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176:French Wars of Religion
23:Sébastien de Luxembourg
352:pursued by Martigues.
346:the Vidame de Chartres
205:François de Luxembourg
323:Battle of Saint Denis
227:Marriage and children
194:Early life and family
190:on 19 November 1569.
40:Portrait of Martigues
29:Seigneur de Martigues
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417:Wood, James (2002).
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374:Battle of Moncontour
241:Mary, Queen of Scots
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378:Saint-Jean-d'Angély
338:Peace of Longjumeau
288:Reign of Charles IX
267:Reign of Francis II
249:Marie de Luxembourg
231:In 1556 he married
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125:Marie de Luxembourg
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362:La Rochelle
342:Montgommery
297:During the
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184:Moncontour
67:1530-01-00
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284:in July.
278:Restalrig
155:Martigues
111:Spouse(s)
366:Provence
350:Brittany
327:Chartres
282:Primrose
261:Brittany
251:married
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51:Brittany
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308:Coligny
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141:Mother
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100:Family
304:Dreux
257:Ligue
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