François d'Aydie

François d'Aydie, vicomte de Ribérac was a French noble, courtier and favourite of Henri III and the duke of Guise during the French Wars of Religion. The son of Guy d'Aydie and Marie de Foix, Ribérac enjoyed a highly prominent position among the nobility of south west France. During the reign of Henri III he arrived at court and was among those favoured by the king, who financially supported his mother, afforded his clients offices and elevated to him a position in his household as gentilhomme ordinaire de la chambre.²