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About Claude d'Urfé
Claude d'Urfé was a French royal official of the 16th century. He acted as governor and bailiff of Forez after that county became a royal domain. He was a friend and confidant of Francis I and fought alongside him in the Wars of Italy as well as under his son Henry II. He was also governor of the dauphin and the king's other children. He was also a major patron for building works in the Italian Renaissance style in Forez, such as his Italian-style extension to his château of Bastie d'Urfé. His grandson was the author Honoré d'Urfé.
Everything about Claude d'Urfé →- Occupation
- aristocrat, military personnel
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- February 24, 1501
- Died
- November 12, 1558