Antoine d'Estrées

Antoine d'Estrées (1529 – 11 May 1609) was Marquis of Coeuvres, vicomte of Soissons and of Bercy, Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1578^[1] and Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel also in 1578. He was made gentleman of the chamber for Francis, Duke of Anjou, and later was made governor of several territories.^[1]

Antoine d'Estrées, Marquis of Cœuvres

Biography

Antoine was the son of Jean d'Estrées, Count of Orbec and Marquis of Cœuvres Catherine de Bourbon.^[1] He was born some time during 1529.

In 1558, he married Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière and had at least nine children, the most famous being:

• Gabrielle d'Estrées^[1]
• François Annibal d'Estrées
• Julienne-Hippolyte-Joséphine d’Estrées
• Angélique d’Estrées