Charles d'Albert, 1st Duke of Luynes

Charles d'Albert 1st Duke of Luynes
Portrait of the 1st Duke of Luynes, by Frans Pourbus the Younger
Grand Constable of France
In office 31 March 1621 – 15 December 1621
Monarch	Louis XIII
Preceded by	Henri I de Montmorency
Succeeded by	François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières
Personal details
Born	(1578-08-05)5 August 1578
Died	15 December 1621(1621-12-15) (aged 43) Château de Longueville, Guienne
Cause of death	Scarlet fever
Spouse	Marie de Rohan ​ (m. 1617)​
Relations	Honoré d'Albert (brother) Antoinette d'Albert de Luynes (sister) Charles Honoré d'Albert, duc de Luynes (grandson) Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes (granddaughter)
Children	Louis Charles, Duke of Luynes
Parents	Honoré d'Albert, seigneur of Luynes (father) Anne de Rodulf (mother)

Charles d'Albert, 1st Duke of Luynes (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl dalbɛʁ]; 5 August 1578 – 15 December 1621) was a French courtier and a favourite of Louis XIII. In 1619, the king made him Duke of Luynes and a Peer of France, and in 1621, Constable of France. Luynes died of scarlet fever near the end of that year at the height of his influence.