Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours

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Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours, was a renowned early 16th-century French military leader celebrated for his brilliant but brief career during the Italian Wars, where he earned a reputation for bold and aggressive tactics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble
duke
human
military commander
activeYears early 16th century
ageAtDeath 22
allegiance Kingdom of France
burialPlace Ravenna NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath battlefield wounds
commanded French forces in northern Italy
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1489-12-10
dateOfDeath 1512-04-11
era Renaissance
father Jean de Foix, Viscount of Narbonne NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork military strategy
warfare
fullName Gaston de Foix NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
knownFor bold and aggressive tactics
rapid offensive campaigns in Italy
victory at the Battle of Ravenna
languageSpoken French
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memberOf House of Foix NERFINISHED
House of Foix-Grailly NERFINISHED
militaryRank general
monarchServed Louis XII of France NERFINISHED
mother Marie d’Orléans NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Duke of Nemours NERFINISHED
notableEvent Battle of Brescia (1512) NERFINISHED
Battle of Ravenna NERFINISHED
Relief of Bologna (1512) NERFINISHED
notableWork command of French forces in Italy 1511–1512
participatedIn Italian Wars NERFINISHED
War of the League of Cambrai NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Amiens NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Picardy NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Italy NERFINISHED
Ravenna NERFINISHED
Romagna NERFINISHED
positionHeld commander of French army in Italy
relative Anne of Brittany NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
reputation brilliant but brief military career
sibling Germaine de Foix NERFINISHED
uncle Louis XII of France NERFINISHED

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Battle of Ravenna commander Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours
Battle of Ravenna notableDeath Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours
House of Foix notableMember Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours
Italian War of 1508–1516 commander Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours