Crillon, Louis des Balbes de Berton de (c. 1541–1615)

French soldier, called ‘le Brave’. His valour at the siege of Calais in 1558 and the taking of Guines became almost legendary. At Dreux in 1562 and Montcontour in 1569 he again distinguished himself, fighting against the Huguenots, and at the Battle of Lepanto, in spite of wounds, he was chosen to bear the tidings of victory to the king.