Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne
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Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne (1 August 1722 – 19 September 1739) was a French noblewoman and the wife of Charles de Rohan. She was Marchioness of Gordes and Countess of Moncha in her own right as well as Princess of Soubise
by marriage. She died aged seventeen in childbirth.
(1668–1730), Duke of Bouillon
and his third wife Anne Marie Christiane de Simiane
, she was the couples only child. Her mother died 8 August 1722, seven days after giving birth to Anne Marie.
Her father was a son of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne
and Marie Anne Mancini
, the latter was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin and a famous salon hostess in her day.
Styled as Mademoiselle de Bouillon, she had been promised to Charles de Rohan since the age of eleven. The peerage was confiscated in 1789. He was seven years older then she and was the eldest son of Jules de Rohan
, Prince of Soubise
and Anne Julie de Melun
.
In 1737, she was presented at court by Marie Sophie de Courcillon
(1713–1756), second wife of Hercule Mériadec de Rohan
her husbands grandfather. Present at her presentation was the Duchess of Tallard
, her husbands great aunt and the Governess of the Children of France
.
The couple were finally wed on 29 December 1734. She was just twelve years old. The couple had one child born in Paris in 1737 and baptised Charlotte Élisabeth Godefride. She was presented at court by her husbands relation, the Princess of Rohan. She was the Marchioness of Gordes and Countess of Moncha, both titles she passed onto her daughter at her death. Anne Marie Louise was the heiress of her maternal family, the Simiane's who were from Provence and had been hereditary Counts of Moncha, the line ending with Anne Marie's mother.
Anne Marie Louise died in Paris at the Hôtel de Soubise
at the age of seventeen having given birth to a son who was given the title comte de Saint-Pol; he died in 1742. Her husband went on to marry twice; secondly to Anne Thérèse de Savoie and then to Victoria of Hesse-Rotenburg.
She was buried at the Église de La Merci in Paris on 29 September 1739; the Église de La Merci was the traditional burial place of the Soubise line of the House of Rohan
Princess of Soubise
- Princess of Soubise :...
by marriage. She died aged seventeen in childbirth.
Biography
Born at the Hôtel de Bouillon to Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'AuvergneEmmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne (1668–1730)
Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French nobleman and ruler of the Soveriegn Duchy of Bouillon. He was the son of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne and his wife Marie Anne Mancini...
(1668–1730), Duke of Bouillon
Duke of Bouillon
The Duke of Bouillon is a title of nobility. Until the nineteenth century, the Duke of Bouillon was the ruler of the semi-sovereign Duchy of Bouillon , a small state located between Luxembourg, Champagne, and the Three Bishoprics and centered on Bouillon.- History of the Duchy of Bouillon :The...
and his third wife Anne Marie Christiane de Simiane
Duchess of Bouillon
-Ardennes-Bouillon dynasty, ?-1100:-House of La Marck, ?-1588 :-House of La Tour d'Auvergne, 1594-1794 :-House of La Tour d'Auvergne, 1794-1802 :-House of Rohan, since 1816 :...
, she was the couples only child. Her mother died 8 August 1722, seven days after giving birth to Anne Marie.
Her father was a son of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne
Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne
Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French nobleman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, one of the most important families in France at the time...
and Marie Anne Mancini
Marie Anne Mancini
Marie Anne Mancini, duchesse de Bouillon , was the youngest of the five famous Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of King Louis XIV of France as the Mazarinettes because their uncle was the king's chief minister, Cardinal...
, the latter was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin and a famous salon hostess in her day.
Styled as Mademoiselle de Bouillon, she had been promised to Charles de Rohan since the age of eleven. The peerage was confiscated in 1789. He was seven years older then she and was the eldest son of Jules de Rohan
Jules, Prince of Soubise
Jules de Rohan was a French nobleman and Prince of Soubise. He died of smallpox aged twenty-seven.-Biography:...
, Prince of Soubise
Prince of Soubise
-Prince of Soubise:...
and Anne Julie de Melun
Anne Julie de Melun
Anne Julie de Melun was a French noblewoman and mother of Charles de Rohan, the famous general of Louis XV as well as Madame de Marsan. She died of smallpox in her twenties.-Biography:...
.
In 1737, she was presented at court by Marie Sophie de Courcillon
Marie Sophie de Courcillon
Marie Sophie de Courcillon was a French noblewoman and Duchess of Rohan-Rohan as well as Princess of Soubise by marriage. She was the grand daughter of Philippe de Courcillon, better known as the marquis de Dangeau. She was praised for being a cultured woman for the age and held a fashionable...
(1713–1756), second wife of Hercule Mériadec de Rohan
Hercule Mériadec, Duke of Rohan-Rohan
Hercule Mériadec de Rohan styled the Duke of Rohan-Rohan was a member of the House of Rohan. He married twice and was the grandfather of the Maréchal de Soubise. His first wife was the daughter of Madame de Ventadour...
her husbands grandfather. Present at her presentation was the Duchess of Tallard
Marie Isabelle de Rohan
Marie Isabelle de Rohan was a French noblewoman and grand daughter of Madame de Ventadour. Marie Isabelle was the governess of the children of Louis XV and his consort Marie Leszczyńska.-Biography:Born in Paris the fourth child of five...
, her husbands great aunt and the Governess of the Children of France
Governess of the Children of France
In France, the Governess of the Children of France , was charged with the education of the children and grand children of the monarch. The holder of the office was taken from the highest ranking nobility of France...
.
The couple were finally wed on 29 December 1734. She was just twelve years old. The couple had one child born in Paris in 1737 and baptised Charlotte Élisabeth Godefride. She was presented at court by her husbands relation, the Princess of Rohan. She was the Marchioness of Gordes and Countess of Moncha, both titles she passed onto her daughter at her death. Anne Marie Louise was the heiress of her maternal family, the Simiane's who were from Provence and had been hereditary Counts of Moncha, the line ending with Anne Marie's mother.
Anne Marie Louise died in Paris at the Hôtel de Soubise
Hôtel de Soubise
The Hôtel de Soubise is a city mansion entre cour et jardin , located at 60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, in the IIIe arrondissement of Paris....
at the age of seventeen having given birth to a son who was given the title comte de Saint-Pol; he died in 1742. Her husband went on to marry twice; secondly to Anne Thérèse de Savoie and then to Victoria of Hesse-Rotenburg.
She was buried at the Église de La Merci in Paris on 29 September 1739; the Église de La Merci was the traditional burial place of the Soubise line of the House of Rohan
Issue
- Charlotte Élisabeth Godefride de Rohan (7 October 1737 – 4 March 1760) married Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé and had issue; Duchess of Bourbon and Princess of CondéPrincess of Condé- Princess of Condé :-See also:*Duchess of Bourbon*Duchess of Guise*Duchess of Enghien*Duchess of Montmorency...
by marriage. - Count of Saint Pol (September 1739 – May 1742) son who was not baptised; Anne Marie Louise died giving birth to him.
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 1 August 1722 – 29 December 1734 Her Highness Mademoiselle de Bouillon
- 29 December 1734 – 19 September 1739 Her Highness the Princess of Soubise