Jacques Nompar de Caumont, 1st Duke of La Force

Jacques Nompar de Caumont
1st Duke of La Force
Marquis of La Force
Born30 October 1558
Died10 May 1652(1652-05-10) (aged 93)
BuriedMilandes
Noble familyCaumont
Spouse(s)Charlotte de Gontaut
IssueArmand-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
FatherFrancois de Caumont
MotherPhilippe de Beaupoil
Coat of arms, duc de La Force

Jacques Nompar de Caumont, 1st Duke of La Force (French pronunciation: [ʒak nɔ̃paːʁ komɔ̃ dyk 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]

  1. ^ Caumont I 1843, p. 5.
  2. ^ Sainte-Marie 1728, p. 472.
  3. ^ Sainte-Marie 1728, p. 471.
  4. ^ Trevor-Roper 2006, p. 203.
  5. ^ "Jacques-Nompar De CAUMONT, duc De La Force". Grand Dictionnaire Universel du XIXe sciècle. Laforce.be. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. ^ Caumont I 1843, p. 3.
  7. ^ Souleyreau I 2013, p. 107.
  8. ^ Voltaire 1843, pp. 250–253.