
Légende
Charles de Gontant-Biron (1562 -1602) served as Marshall of France. This engraving dates to 1602. Gontant-Biron was a French soldier who fought for the rulers of France against the Catholic League. He later aligned himself with Spain. His aim was to divide up France and take for him the area of Burgundy that he would make into a kingdom. For his actions, he beheaded in the Bastille. He served as the basis for the character Berowne in Shakespeare's play Love's Labour Lost.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Ivy Close Images
Notre référence
UMG25A01_338
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
52,0Mo (2,6Mo) / 33,8cm x 38,6cm / 3989 x 4560 (300dpi)