Jacques Nompar de Caumont | |
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1st Duke of La Force Marquis of La Force | |
Born | 30 October 1558 |
Died | 10 May 1652 | (aged 93)
Buried | Milandes |
Noble family | Caumont |
Spouse(s) | Charlotte de Gontaut |
Issue | Armand-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force Henri-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force Jacques, seigneur de Maduran Charles, seigneur de Maduran Pierre, baron d'Aymet Jean, seigneur of Montpouillan Jean-Jacob, marquis de Tonneins François de Caumont La Force Jacqueline Isabelle |
Father | Francois de Caumont |
Mother | Philippe de Beaupoil |
Jacques Nompar de Caumont, 1st Duke of La Force (French pronunciation: [ʒak nɔ̃paːʁ də komɔ̃ dyk də la fɔʁs]) (30 December 1558[1] – 10 May 1652) was a Marshal of France and Peer of France.[2] He was the son of a Huguenot, Francois de Caumont, lord of Castelnau, and Philippe de Beaupoil.[3] He survived the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572,[4] but his father and older brother Armand were killed.[5][6][7][8]