Achille d'Étampes de Valençay (5 July 1593 – 27 June 1646) was a French military leader, a Knight of Malta and later a Catholic cardinal.
Valençay served during the siege of Montauban (during the Huguenot rebellions) after which he was appointed captain of light horse of the king at the age of 28, with the rank of colonel.
Her served under Duke Henri II de Montmorency at the Battle of Avigliana and was awarded the Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Malta for his service, during which he was wounded.
[2] Pope Urban died the following year and Achille d'Étampes de Valençay participated in the papal conclave of 1644.
For a number of reasons, Urban's plan did not work and Pope Innocent X (more friendly to Spain than France) was elected.