François d'Albergotti

François Zénobe Philippe Albergotti, count of Albergotti (Florence, 25 May 1654 - Paris, 23 March 1717) was a French lieutenant-general of Italian extraction. He served with distinction in the Franco-Dutch War, the War of the Reunions, the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession, both in the Italy and Southern France theater, and in the Flanders and German theaters. He lost the fortress of Douai as commander in 1710, but regained it in 1712. He received the highest military honors from king Louis XIV.

Life Personal life Albergotti was the second son of Madeleine Bardi and senator of Florence Nerozzo Albergotti. He was apparently never married, and had no issue. He was naturalized as a French subject in February 1681. His universal heir was a nephew: Alexandre, Marquis de Andregotti.

During the War of the Reunions he was part of the army that covered the Siege of Luxembourg (1684)

In 1707 he transferred to the Flanders theater of war, first under Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, and later under Louis, Duke of Burgundy. He fought in the Battle of Oudenarde in 1708. In 1709 he was wounded at the Battle of Malplaquet under Claude Louis Hector de Villars, 1st Duke of Villars.

In 1710 he was appointed governor of the fortress of Douai in April, just before the start of the Siege of Douai (1710). He bravely defended the fortress against a superior enemy for 52 days,

And elsewhere:

Villars had the following comment, after Albergotti had been slow in following his orders for the encirclement of Douai in 1712: