- Louis de Bussy d'Amboise
Louis de Clermont, seigneur de Bussy d'Amboise (
1549 –1579 ) was a gentleman at the court of French king of Henri III, a swordsman, dandy, and a lover (of both sexes Fact|date=March 2007).Of a noble family (high grand-uncle was a cardinal), he entered the service of prince François, Duke of
Anjou , the younger brother and rival of Henri III. Bussy became well-known at court as Anjou's "favorite" and later became the lover of princessMarguerite de Valois .Bussy made fun of the favorites of the king and frequently fought duels with them. He helped François d'Anjou flee from the court where Henri III held him prisoner.
He was a main participant in the
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (1572 ), when he assassinated, among others, his relative Antoine de Clermont. While later attempting to seduce the wife of Montsoreau, he was trapped and killed by the husband.Bussy d'Amboise is the hero of the novel "
La Dame de Monsoreau " byAlexandre Dumas, père and one of main characters in the play "Henri III et sa cour" (1829 ) by the same author. He is also the hero of the play "Bussy d’Ambois " (1607) by English playwrightGeorge Chapman .
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