On January 21, 1610, Alphonse d’Ornano, Marshal of France and also eldest son of Sampiero and Vannina, died in Paris following a surgical intervention attempted to save him from stone disease. His remains were brought back to Bordeaux, the city of which he was mayor, where his disappearance gave rise to public mourning. Fabulous destiny than that of Alphonse d’Ornano who stood at the side of his father from the age of eighteen, arms in hand against the Genoese. And who, in 1589, put his forces lieutenant general of Dauphiné alongside Lord Lesdiguières in order to “to oppose directly or indirectly public enemies and preserve this province for its natural lord Henry, fourth of the name. »
Alfonso d’Ornano wins the esteem of the inhabitants of Bordeaux decimated by the plague
Henry IV, who wrote “my cousin” by addressing Alphonse d’Ornano, will entrust him with the high function of Royal Commissioner to the Assembly of Notables.
The reciprocal esteem between Henri IV and Marshal d’Ornano, between the King of France and the Governor of Dauphiné, combines the bonds of subordination with marks of affection. Because, in addition to the warrior values to which he demonstrated in the defense of the House of Bourbon, Alphonse d’Ornano demonstrated rare courage in Bordeaux as mayor. Making it a point of honor to care for the inhabitants of his city decimated by the plague, he earned the esteem of the people and the King.
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