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Charles II d'Amboise, Seigneur de Chaumont (1473 – 11 March 1511 [1]) was a French nobleman, who acted as French governor of Milan (1503–1511) during the reign of Louis XII and as a French commander during the War of the League of Cambrai.
The Château d'Amboise is a château in Amboise, located in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was extensively rebuilt. King Charles VIII died at the château in 1498 after hitting his head on a door lintel. The château fell ...
Charles I d'Amboise (1430 - 22 February 1481 [1]) was a French politician and military figure, a member of the House of Amboise. He was lord of Chaumont-sur-Loire, Sagonne, Meillant, Charenton-du-Cher. [2] Louis XI appointed him governor of Île-de-France, Champagne and Burgundy. [3] He was admitted to the Order of Saint Michael.
The house of Amboise formed the two branches of Thouars (extinct in 1469 in the house of La Trémoille) and Chaumont (extinct in 1525) that gave the branches of Bussy (extinct in 1515) and Aubijoux (extinct in 1656). [1] Cardinal Georges d'Amboise (1460–1510) was the son of Pierre d'Amboise, Seigneur de Chaumont.
Charles d'Amboise may refer to: Charles I d'Amboise (1430–1481), French politician and military figure; Charles II d'Amboise (1473–1511), French nobleman, son of ...
Just yesterday, King Charles honored Anna Wintour for her contributions to fashion during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace. And let’s be real—when you hear the name Anna Wintour, a ...
On January 27, King Charles, 76, traveled to Poland to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on what was described as a "deeply personal pilgrimage." The date marks the anniversary of ...
Clos Lucé is 500 metres from the royal Château d'Amboise, to which it is connected by an underground passageway. King Charles VIII bought the home from Étienne Le Loup in 1490 and during this time it became known as the ‘summer house’, housing French royalty.