François Annibal d'Estrées

[1] François-Annibal d'Estrées was the son of Antoine d'Estrées and Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière, and the brother of Gabrielle d'Estrées, mistress of Henry IV of France and Julienne-Hippolite-Joséphine, Duchess of Villars.

He was destined for the church but preferred a military career and joined the army where he became Lieutenant General.

In 1624, under Marie de' Medici, he was given supreme command over the troops of France, Venice and Savoy in the conquest of Valtellina.

François-Annibal was appointed Governor of Île de France and later Soissons.

With his first wife, Marie de Béthune (1602-1628), he had three children: With his second wife, Anne Habert (ca 1600-1661), sister of Henri Louis Habert de Montmor, he had two children :

A fictional portrait by Paulin Guérin , 1838