Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery

Gabriel de Lorges
Gabriel de Lorges
Count of Montgomery; Lord of Lorges and Ducey
Born	Gabriel de Lorges; 5 May 1530; Ducey, Normandy, France
Died	26 June 1574 (aged 44); Place de Grève, Paris, France
Spouse(s)	Isabeau de La Touche (m. 1550)

Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery, Lord of Lorges and Ducey (5 May 1530 – 26 June 1574), was a French nobleman of Scottish extraction and captain of the Scots Guard of King Henry II of France. He is remembered for mortally injuring Henry II in a jousting accident and subsequently converting to Protestantism, the faith that the Scots Guard sought to suppress. He became a leader of the Huguenots.^[1] In French-language contexts, his name is spelled Montgommery.

^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Montgomery, Gabriel, Seigneur de Lorges, Comte de" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 783.

[EB1911-1] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Montgomery, Gabriel, Seigneur de Lorges, Comte de" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 783.

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Gabriel de Lorges
Count of Montgomery Lord of Lorges and Ducey

Born	Gabriel de Lorges (1530-05-05)5 May 1530 Ducey, Normandy, France
Died	26 June 1574(1574-06-26) (aged 44) Place de Grève, Paris, France
Spouse(s)	Isabeau de La Touche (m. 1550)