page_title: André de Brancas
hierarchical_section_title: André de Brancas
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Porträt André de Brancas', Admiral von FrankreichEnglish: Portrait of André de Brancas (d. 1595), Admiral of France
context_page_description: André de Brancas or Amiral de Villars was a French admiral.
  He fought for the Catholic League and the Spanish, wishing to make Normandy an independent lordship. He remained in Rouen even after the abjuration of Henry IV of France, and did not submit until 1594. He was made an Admiral of France on 23 August 1594. In 1595 he was captured and killed by the Spanish at the Siege of Doullens.
context_section_description: André de Brancas or Amiral de Villars (died 24 July 1595) was a French admiral.
  He fought for the Catholic League and the Spanish, wishing to make Normandy an independent lordship. He remained in Rouen even after the abjuration of Henry IV of France, and did not submit until 1594. He was made an Admiral of France on 23 August 1594. In 1595 he was captured and killed by the Spanish at the Siege of Doullens.
caption: André de Brancas, seigneur de Villars
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