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Charles de La Porte
Charles
de
La Porte
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
Boisliet
,
La Lunardière
,
La Jobelinière
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
.
