Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt

Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt
Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt
	Marshall Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt
French Viceroy of Catalonia
	In office; July 1642 – November 1644
Personal details
Born	1605
Died	24 March 1657 (aged 51–52); Le Fayel, Kingdom of France
Military service
Rank	Marshal of France
Battles/wars	Huguenot rebellions La Rochelle; Saint-Martin-de-Ré; ; War of the Mantuan Succession Castelnaudary; ; Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659) Les Avins; Leuven; Turin; ; Catalan Revolt Montmeló; Lleida (1642); Lleida (1644); Barcelona (1651); ;

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Philippe, Comte de la Mothe-Houdancourt (1605 – 24 March 1657) was a Marshal of France, who served as Viceroy of Catalonia when it was occupied by France during the Franco-Spanish War.

In November 1644, he was accused of treason, and imprisoned for four years. On his release, he joined the 1648 uprising against the Crown known as the Fronde, but switched sides in 1651, and was re-appointed Viceroy of Catalonia. After failing to prevent the loss of Barcelona in 1652, he retired from active service, and died in 1657.