Gabriel de Montgomery

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Gabriel de Montgomery was a 16th-century French nobleman and captain of the Scottish Guard, best known for fatally wounding King Henry II of France in a jousting accident.

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Gabriel de Montgomery canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French nobleman
human
military officer
accusedOf rebellion against the French Crown
aftermathOfAccident came under suspicion of the royal family
withdrew temporarily from court
associatedWith Catherine de’ Medici
House of Valois
birthDate circa 1530
burialPlace unknown
capturedBy forces of King Charles IX of France
causeOfHenryIIDeath jousting lance splinter through the eye
centuryOfActivity 16th century
confession Huguenot
linked to: Huguenots
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfHenryIIAccident 1559-06-30
deathDate 1574-06-26
deathPlace Paris, Kingdom of France
linked to: Paris
deathReason execution for rebellion and heresy
ethnicOrigin Norman
familyOrigin House of Lorges
father Jacques de Lorges, comte de Montgomery
heldTitleInRegion Normandy
historicalReputation symbol of unintended regicide
languageSpoken French
methodOfExecution beheading
quartering
militaryBranch Scottish Guard
linked to: Scots Guards
militaryRank captain
mother Claude de Clermont
name Gabriel de Lorges, comte de Montgomery
nobleTitle Count of Montgomery
notableBattleOrSiege Huguenot campaigns in Normandy
linked to: Huguenot rebellions
notableEvent jousting tournament celebrating the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis
notableFor fatally wounding King Henry II of France in a jousting tournament
numberOfChildren 10
opposedFaction French Crown during the Wars of Religion
participatedIn French Wars of Religion
placeOfExecution Place de Grève, Paris
placeOfHenryIIAccident Paris, Kingdom of France
linked to: Paris
positionHeld captain of the Scottish Guard
religion Protestantism
religiousConversion converted to Protestantism after Henry II’s death
servedUnder King Charles IX of France
King Francis II of France
King Henry II of France
linked to: Henry II of France
spouse Isabeau de La Touche
supportedFaction Huguenots

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Montgomery notableBearer Gabriel de Montgomery
The Two Dianas hasCharacter Gabriel de Montgomery