House of Coligny

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The House of Coligny was the name of an old and important French noble family, originating from the Bresse region of France. The head of the family held the title Duke of Châtillon, created in 1643. Their bloodline ended in 1694.

Titles

At various points in times, the House of Coligny held the following titles:

seigneurs de Cuchet (Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey)
de Meillonnas
de Saint-Denis
de Varey (Saint-Jean-le-Vieux)

Members

Members of the family include:

Hugues de Coligny, knight and lord of Coligny-le-Neuf and other lordships, military commander and landholder in Greece after the Fourth Crusade, killed in the Battle of Serres (1205)

Gaspard I de Coligny, comte de Coligny, seigneur de Châtillon (1465/1470–1522), known as the Marshal of Châtillon
- Gaspard II de Coligny (1519–1572), Seigneur (Lord) de Châtillon, admiral of France and Protestant leader
  - François de Coligny (1557–1591), comte de Coligny and seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Loing, a Protestant general during the Wars of Religion
    - Gaspard III de Coligny (1584–1646), comte de Coligny and seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Loing, then duc de Coligny, marquis d'Andelot, Peer of France and Marshal of France (1622), a Protestant general
- Odet de Coligny (1517–1571), French cardinal of Châtillon, bishop of Beauvais
- François de Coligny d'Andelot (1521–1569), one of the leaders of French Protestantism during the French Wars of Religion
Jean de Coligny-Saligny (1617–1686), French nobleman and army commander

Family tree

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