Gaston de Montgomery
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Gaston de Montgomery was a 16th-century French nobleman and military officer best known for accidentally killing King Henry II of France in a jousting tournament.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French nobleman
ⓘ
Huguenot ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| activeIn | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affiliation | French Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French court
ⓘ
House of Valois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| capturedBy | forces of the French crown ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathOf | Henry II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | jousting accident with King Henry II of France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1559 ⓘ |
| deathCause | beheading ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| deathYearApproximate | 1574 ⓘ |
| enemyOf | French Catholic monarchy ⓘ |
| familyName | de Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Gaston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
French Wars of Religion era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Renaissance France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| laterPersecutedBy | Catherine de' Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered primarily for the fatal jousting accident with Henry II of France ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| name | Gaston de Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
captain of the Scots Guard
ⓘ
seigneur de Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | jousting accident leading to death of Henry II of France ⓘ |
| notableFor | accidentally killing King Henry II of France in a jousting tournament ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| opponentInJoust | Henry II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | jousting tournament of 1559 in Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfEvent | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Huguenot faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| roleInHistory | symbol of the dangers of courtly tournaments ⓘ |
| servedIn | French royal army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Henry II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| sparedBy | Catherine de' Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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