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Honoré d'Urfé

Died in 1625

Honoré d'Urfé was born in Marseille in 1567 or 1568 according to the sources, the son of Jacques d'Urfé. A pupil of the Jesuit college of Tournon, he entered the Order of Malta young and was released from it in 1599. He fought for the League during the Wars of Religion and was twice taken prisoner. Having entered the service of the Duke of Savoy, he married in 1600 Diane de Châteaumorand, whose marriage to his brother Anne had been annulled. He died at Villefranche-sur-Mer on 1 June 1625, during a military campaign.

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