François-Marie, comte de Broglie
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Template:One source François-Marie, comte de Broglie and comte de Revel (1 November 1611Template:Snd2 July 1656) was a prominent soldier and commander in the Thirty Years' War.
Born in Piedmont,<ref name=":0">Template:Cite EB1911</ref> he was originally known as Francesco-Maria di Broglia, conte di Revel before becoming naturalized in France after 1643. Broglie founded one of the enduring families of the French aristocracy. His son Victor-Maurice became a marshal of France, and his grandson, François-Marie (also a marshal of France) became the first duc de Broglie.<ref name=":0" /> He died on 2 July 1656 in a siege of Valenza, Italy with the rank of lieutenant-general.<ref name=":0" />