Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt
17th-century French commander / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philippe, Comte de la Mothe-Houdancourt (1605 – 24 March 1657) was a French soldier and Marshal of France, who served as Viceroy of Catalonia when it was occupied by France during the Franco-Spanish War. He was awarded the Spanish title of Duke of Cardona in 1642, but this was disputed and not commonly used.
Marshall Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt | |
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Born | 1605 |
Died | 24 March 1657 (aged 51–52) Le Fayel, Kingdom of France |
Allegiance | France |
Years of service | 1622–1652 |
Rank | Marshal of France |
Commands held | French Viceroy of Catalonia, 1642–1645, 1651–1652 |
Battles/wars | Huguenot rebellions La Rochelle; Saint-Martin-de-Ré War of the Mantuan Succession Castelnaudary Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659) Les Avins; Leuven; Turin; Catalan Revolt Montmeló; Lleida (1642); Lleida (1644); Barcelona (1651) |
In November 1644, he was arrested on charges of treason, and imprisoned for four years. On release, he joined the 1648 uprising against the Crown known as the Fronde, but switched sides in 1651, and was re-appointed Viceroy of Catalonia. After failing to prevent the loss of Barcelona in 1652, he retired from active service, and died in 1657.