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Giles I Sentinelleau was born in [[Sainte-Catherine Palace]] on 6 May 1653 as Giles Maria Guillaume Joanus Sentinelleau as the only son of [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|Grand Duke]] [[Falco II Sentinelleau]] and his wife Catherine de Banor. Falco II died when Giles was aged just shy of six years old, making Giles the [[Count of Kubagne]] as Giles II. Catherine de Banor, mother of Giles, ruled in his place until he was 14 years of age, at which time Giles was deemed mature to carry out his duties. Giles however preferred the courtly life of feasts and hunts over his actual duties as ruler.  

Giles I died on 15 February 1676 during a hunting trip in the [[Black Forest]] of [[Donne]] when he was struck by a crossbow bolt. Contemporary accounts suggest he was assassinated under orders from his eventual successor [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|Grand Duke]] [[Joanus V de Banor]], who Giles I had snubbed of the title just three and a half years prior. Because of his general inactiveness as [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|Grand Duke]] and occasional cruel measures against those who had opposed him, the fact that Giles I was probably assassinated bore little negative reaction from the [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] nobility. Because Giles I died without issue, his branch of the [[House Sentinelleau]] died out and his uncle, the later [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|Grand Duke]], [[Falco III Sentinelleau]] became the patriarch of the [[House Sentinelleau]] and senior branch of the house.