Henry de Nogaret de La Valette

Henri made a career of the military, serving under Richelieu, in the armies of Guienne, of Picardy and of Italy.

During the war of Mantuan succession he was made commander in chief of the allied Franco-Venetian army gathered at Valeggio sul Mincio in order to bring an end the Imperial siege of Mantua and relieve the beleaguered and famished town.

[1] The operations to relieve Mantua were however disastrously unsuccessful, and on 29 May 1630 the Franco-Venetian allies were comprehensively defeated at the battle of Villabuona by the Austro-Italian general Matthias Gallas.

[2] He was created duc de Candale in 1621, but that title became extinct upon his death and his brother Bernard succeeded him as the 8th Comte de Candale.

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