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Charles II de Cossé (1550 – June 1621) was the first Duke of Brissac a title he was granted in 1611. He was a prominent French soldier and became a Marshal of France a position conferred upon him by Henry IV of France in 1594.He was the second son of Charles de Cossé Count of Brissac and Grand Falconer of France. His elder brother was Timoléon de Cossé 2nd Count of Brissac. After the latter’s death in 1569 he became the Grand Falconer and the 3rd Count of Brissac.
