The son of René de Cossé, seigneur of Brissac and of Cossé in Anjou, grand fauconnier du Roi, and of his wife
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Not robust by nature, he made himself an agile swordsman and horseman. Sent to the siege of Naples in 1528, he made a name for himself when his forces were being attacked by the Spanish. Upon embarking … See more

In the Italian War of 1551–1559 and the War of Parma, as Maréchal de France (1550), Brissac was sent as governor to French-occupied Piedmont, where he distinguished himself by the strict discipline kept in the occupying … See more

1. Timoléon de Cossé, Count of Brissac 1543 - 28 april 1569)
2. Charles de Cossé, 1st Duke of Brissac (1550-1621), Marshal of France, known as the "Maréchal de Cossé".… See more

1. ^ Boivin, Mémoires sur les guerres meslees tant en Piedmont, qu'au Montferrat et Duché de Milan par Charles de Cossé, comte de Brissac (Paris, 1607), which, in spite of some drawbacks, is valuable as the testimony o… See more