André de Montalembert

André de Montalembert (1483–1553), Seigneur d'Essé, was a French nobleman and officer of the 16th century. As a young boy he fought in the Italian Wars. When King Francis I met with Henry VIII of England at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1420, he chose Montalembert as one of his three brothers-in-arms in the accompoanying tournaments.

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