Alphonse de Créquy, Comte de Canaples (died 1711), was a French aristocrat who became a close friend of King Charles II of England.
Charles II was king of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was king of Scotland from 1649 until his deposition in 1651, and king of England, Scotland and Ireland from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 until his death.
Alphonse de Créquy was the second son of Charles II de Créquy, seigneur de Canaple (who was the younger son of Charles I de Blanchefort, Marquis de Créquy a Marshal of France). [1]
In 1702 when the line of his elder brother Charles III de Créquy (1623?-1687) became extinct, de Créquy inherited the title Duc de Lesdiguires, and also eventually succeeded also to the honours of his younger brother François de Créquy (1625-1687). [1]
Charles III de Blanchefort-Créquy, sieur de Blanchefort, prince de Poix, duc de Créquy was a French peer and soldier, who also served Louis XIV as diplomat and advisor.
François de Blanchefort de Créquy, later Marquis de Marines was a 17th century French noble and soldier, who served in the wars of Louis XIV.
De Créquy had not the talent of his brothers, and lost his various appointments in France. He went to London in 1672, where he became closely allied with Charles de Saint-Évremond, and was one of the intimates of King Charles II. [2] [3]
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