page_title: Michel de Castelnau
hierarchical_section_title: Michel de Castelnau
caption_attribution_description: Woodcut image of medal by Steven van Herwijk. Bust of Michel de Castelnau or Castlenau, Sieur de la Mauvissière, Ambassdor of France to Elizabeth I of England facing right, head bare, doublet richly ornamented, mantle, ruff small, several circles of loose chain hang round his neck. Legend Michel . De . Castelnav. Seig . De . Mawissieke. In the field, In Angl. On truncation, 1565. Ste. H. Stops, lozenges. From Hawkins, Edward, Medallic illustrations of the history of Great Britain and Ireland to the death of George II. Volume I. Edited by Augustus W. Franks &amp; Herbert Appold Grueber The British Museum, 1885.
context_page_description: Michel de Castelnau, Sieur de la Mauvissière, French soldier and diplomat, ambassador to Queen Elizabeth. His memoirs, covering the period between 1559 and 1570, are considered a more reliable source for the period than many others.
context_section_description: Michel de Castelnau, Sieur de la Mauvissière (c. 1520–1592), French soldier and diplomat, ambassador to Queen Elizabeth.  His memoirs, covering the period between 1559 and 1570, are considered a more reliable source for the period than many others.
caption: Portrait medal of Michel de Castelnau, Sieur de la Mauvissière, by Steven van Herwijck, 1565.
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