François de Lorraine

François de Lorraine (24 June 1506 – 24 February 1525) was the Lord of Lambesc, and a commander in the French army under Francis I of France. He was a son of René II, Duke of Lorraine and Philippa of Guelders.^[1] He commanded the Black Band of renegade Landsknechts at the Battle of Pavia, and in the bitter combat that ensued between the Black Band and Frundsberg's Imperial Landsknechts, Lorraine was killed.^[2]

References

^ Carroll 2011, p. 310.
^ Knecht 1982, p. 170.

Sources

Carroll, Stuart (2011). Martyrs and Murderers: The Guise Family and the Making of Europe. Oxford University Press.
Knecht, R.J. (1982). Francis I. Cambridge University Press.

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[FOOTNOTECarroll2011310-1] Carroll 2011, p. 310.

[FOOTNOTEKnecht1982170-2] Knecht 1982, p. 170.

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