1 he Chateau tie Brissac 
THF. CHATEAU FROM THF. SOUTHEAST 
His wife, Charlotte Gouffier, was, first, Gover¬ 
ness to the Princess Margaret and then her 
Maid of Honor when she married the Due 
de Berri. 
Charles de Cosse, first Count de Brissac, 
their son, was so celebrated for his personal 
beauty that he was known as “ le beau Bris¬ 
sac.” He was small and weak but excelled 
in all military exercises. His action at the 
Siege of Perpignan in 1541, in charging the 
enemy and recapturing the guns taken from 
the French so aroused the admiration of 
Henry IF, then Dauphin of France, that he 
embraced him publicly before the whole 
army and exclaimed: “Were I not Henry 
of France I would wish to be Brissac.” His 
valour on this occasion also secured for him 
the appointment of Grand Master of Artil¬ 
lery. Some time after this he had an inter¬ 
view with Ferdinand Gonzagua and the 
chronicler tells us, that whilst the Spaniards 
were decked out in their gaudiest array, 
