Charles de Blanchefort

Charles I de Créquy, Prince de Poix, duc de Lesdiguières
Charles I de Créquy, Prince de Poix, duc de Lesdiguières
Bornca. 1575
Died17 March 1638(1638-03-17) (aged 62)
Breme, Lombardy in Italy
Allegiance France
Service / branchArmy
Years of service1594-1638
RankMarshal of France 1623
UnitColonel, Gardes Françaises 1605-1638
CommandsGovernor of the Dauphiné 1612-1638;
Battles / warsFranco-Spanish War, 1595-1598;
Laon 1594 Amiens, 1597
Franco-Savoyard War: 1600–1601
Bündner Wirren 1618-1639
War of the Mantuan Succession 1628-1630
Franco-Spanish War 1635-1659
Tornavento 1636
AwardsOrder of the Holy Spirit 1619
Other workAmbassador to Rome, (1633) and Venice, (1636)

Charles I de Créquy, Prince de Poix and Duc de Lesdiguières (1578–1638), was a leading French soldier of the first half of the 17th century.