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Sébastien, Duke of Penthièvre
1530–1569
- Born
- 1530
- Country of birth
- Kingdom of France, today France
- Died
- 19 Nov 1569, Saint-Jean-d'Angély
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Facts and their sources
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- Birth1530Probable1 source
- Death19 Nov 1569, Saint-Jean-d'AngélyProbable1 source
- Titlegovernor of BrittanyConfirmed1 source
- UnionMarie de BeaucaireConfirmed1 source
A life in time
Born
Birth
Child born: Marie of Luxembourg
Birth, Lamballe
Died · Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Death, Saint-Jean-d'Angély
What was it like?
The world around 1530: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.
A servant girl in Paris in 1586 wore a bonnet covered with a long cloth hood and a bodice that was laced at the front and trimmed with black velvet.
Sébastien de Luxembourg, vicomte de Martigues (1530-1569) was a French military officer, peer of France and governor of Brittany. Martigues began his political career serving under his uncle Étampes the governor of Brittany as the lieutenant-general of the province.
Titles held
- governor of Brittany
During their lifetime
- 1545
Famine causes bread prices to soar
In 1545, war-related famine caused bread prices in the region to multiply by five compared to 1540-1541 levels.
- 1545
Plague epidemics devastate the region
Between 1545 and 1552, plague outbreaks caused extreme hardship, leading to deserted towns and citizens walling up infected homes.
- 1562
French Wars of Religion begin
The French Wars of Religion broke out in 1562, leading to immense loss of life through violence, famine, and disease that lasted until 1598.
- 1562
Recurring subsistence crises
During the wars, periodic subsistence crises occurred in 1562–1563, 1565–1566, 1573–1574, 1586–1587, and 1590–1592, causing high prices and food shortages.
Family
Ancestors and children
Open the full treeFour generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.