Bernardin Gigault de Bellefonds

Bernardin Gigault, Marquis de Bellefonds
Bernardin Gigault, Marquis de Bellefonds by Joseph Albrier; pictured holding his marshall's baton
Born20 June 1630
Valognes, Normandy
Died4 December 1694(1694-12-04) (aged 64)
Château de Vincennes
Buried
Allegiance France
Years of service1649–1690
RankMarshal of France 1668
CommandsCommander, Netherlands 1674
Catalonia 1684
Lower Normandy 1692
Battles / warsFronde 1648–1653
Valognes 1649 Cognac 1651
Franco-Spanish War 1635–1659
The Dunes 1658
War of Devolution 1667–1668
Franco-Dutch War 1672–1678
Capture of Navagne and Argenteau 1674
War of the Reunions 1683–1684
Siege of Girona 1684
Nine Years War 1688–1697
La Hogue 1692
AwardsOrder of the Holy Spirit 1688
Order of Saint Louis 1693
RelationsCousin to Marshal General de Villars (1653–1734) and Charles-Irénée de Saint-Pierre (1658–1743)
Other workGovernor of Valognes (1643–1674)
Head of the Maison du Roi November 1663 to April 1672
Head of household or Grand Ecuyer to La Dauphine, Maria Anna of Bavaria January 1680 to April 1690.

Bernardin Gigault, Marquis de Bellefonds (20 June 1630 – 4 December 1694) was a French nobleman, military officer and courtier who was appointed Marshal of France in 1668 and held a number of senior positions in the personal household of King Louis XIV.