Charles de La Porte

Charles de la Porte, Duc de la Meilleraye

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Charles de La Porte (1602 in Paris – 8 February 1664 in Paris) was a French nobleman and general. He was marquis then duke of La Meilleraye, duke of Rethel and peer of France, baron of Parthenay and of Saint-Maixent, count of Secondigny, seigneur of Le , , and Villeneuve.

In 1639 he became Marshal of France after taking Hesdin.

In 1642, after a ten-month siege, he conquered Perpignan and Salses-le-Château, completing the conquest of Roussillon.

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