[400] Mémoires, p. 58.
[401] Sully, Mém. vol. vii. p. 189.
[402] Sully, Mém. vol. vii. pp. 191, 192.
[403] Mézeray, vol. x. pp. 370, 371.
[404] Montfaucon, vol. v. p. 425.
[405] Daniel, vol. vii. p. 498.
[406] Dreux du Radier, vol. vii. pp. 115, 116.
[407] Alexandre, Comte d'Elbène, celebrated for his military talent and prowess under Henri III and Henri IV.
[408] Mémoires, p. 67.
[409] François Annibal d'Estrées, Marquis de Coeuvres, subsequently duke, peer, and Marshal of France, was the son of Jean d'Estrées, Grand Master of Artillery, and the representative of an ancient and illustrious family. He was born in 1563, originally entered the Church, and became Bishop of Laon, to which see he was promoted by Henri IV himself. He, however, some time afterwards, abandoned the ecclesiastical profession and embraced that of arms. In this new career he soon distinguished himself. In 1626 he relieved the Duke of Mantua, took Trèves, and made himself conspicuous alike by his valour and his talent. When appointed, in 1636, ambassador-extraordinary to Rome, he maintained the interests of his sovereign with energy and perseverance, and his frankness and decision caused a misunderstanding between himself and Urban VIII. On his recall to France he refused to explain or to palliate his conduct, and died, leaving behind him the Memoirs of the Regency of Marie de Medicis.