Louis I, Prince de Conde (A Darker Place)

Birth and Family:
Born in 1530 in Vendome, he was the fifth son of Charles Bourbon, Duke of Vendome, and the younger brother of Antoine Bourbon who married Jeanne d'albret, Queen of Navarre;[1] their son, Condé's nephew, became Henry IV of France. Condé's cousin, through his father - who was the brother of Antoinette de Bourbon - was Mary of Guise. His mother was Francoise d'Alençon, the eldest daughter of René, Duke of Alencon and Margaret of Lorraine.

Military Career:
As a Soldier in the French army during the Siege of Metz he managed to save the lives of 57 soldiers by making the Spanish soldiers think the Medical Tent was were the river was so the wasted ammo nothing, this earned him notablity in the army and he gained him the first granted Medal of Military Genius.

Personal Life:
In 1551 he married Eléanor de Roucy de Roye and the couple had 8 kids together. He also wrote psalms and poems. He was a ladies man an was known for his affairs. he died 1593 on a hunting trip he fall of his horse onto a rock and punctured his lung, 5 days later he died. He also played an important role in the political formation of the protestant league.

Coup of Meaux:
On the 28th of September 1567, Huguenots led by Louis I, Prince de Conde fearful for the lives of their their fellow brethren breached the Chateau de Montceaux under the pretext of protecting the kind from Italians. Louis succeeded in capturing Charles IX and his mother Catherine de Medici, though they almost got away. Louis then forced Charles to accept his "protection" in exchange for an increase in the rights and privileges granted to the Huguenots in the edict of Meaux. Charles was placed under house arrest at the Chateau while his mother was moved to Vendome.