Charles de Montmorency

Charles I de Montmorency (died 11 September 1381) was a 14th-century French noble. Biography Montmorency was a son of Jean I, lord of Montmorency and Jeanne de Calletot. He inherited the seigneuries of Montmorency, Ecouen, Damville, Argentan, Feuillarde, Chaumont-en-Vexin, Vitry en Brie and others upon the death of his father. He was knighted, named Grand Panetier of France from 1336 to 1343 by King Philip VI of France, then was raised to the dignity of Marshal of France in 1343, was an advisor and chamberlain of Philip VI in 1346, and in 1347, captain general on the borders of County of Flanders and the sea near Picardy. In 1347, he resigned from his position as marshal in favour of his brother-in-law, Edouard de Beaujeu.