Ancre

Ancre, Concino Concini, Baron de Lussigny, Marquis d', an Italian who accompanied Mary de Medici to France on her marriage with Henry IV. (1600), and was given a marquisate and other distinctions by Louis XIII. His influence over the young king and his reckless prodigality roused the jealousy of the French nobles. Concini was assassinated (1617), his wife burned as a witch, and his son disennobled. Ancre (dept. Somme) whence he took his title was changed into Albert.