About Michel de Codignac
Born 1505. Michel de Codignac was a French diplomat.
Codignac was involved in the diplomacy behind the Franco-Ottoman invasion of Corsica in 1553. Michel de Codignac was French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1553 to 1556, and successor to Gabriel de Luetz d'Aramon.
Michel de Codignac lobbied for Ottoman support during the Invasion of Corsica (1553). He is known to have participated to Suleiman's Persian campaigns, and to have sailed with the Ottoman fleet in its campaign against Piombino, Elba and Corsica in 1555.
The last few months of Codignac in the Ottoman Empire were difficult ones, as he was attacked by Rüstem Pasha for the failure of the French government to repay debts to the Ottomans. Codignac himself had apparently incurred debts and was disgraced by the Sultan.
He returned to Europe in 1558, passing through Venice in July 1558, and entered in the service of Philip II of Spain, to the ire of the French government.
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Who was Michel de Codignac?
French diplomat
When was Michel de Codignac born?
Michel de Codignac was born in 1505.
What was Michel de Codignac's occupation?
Michel de Codignac was a diplomat.
What nationality was Michel de Codignac?
Michel de Codignac was French.
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