Henri Ier de Montmorency
Henri I de Montmorency (1534 - 1614), Marshal of France, became duc de Montmorency on his brother's death in 1579, had been governor of Languedoc since 1563.
As a leader of the party called the Politiques he took a prominent part in the French Wars of Religion. In 1593 he was made constable, but Henry IV showed some anxiety to keep him away from Languedoc, which he ruled like a sovereign prince.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
