Antoine III de Gramont
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Antoine III Agénor de Gramont-Toulongeon, duc de Gramont, comte de Guiche, comte de Gramont, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache
, (1604, Chateau d'Hagetmau – 12 July 1678, Bayonne
) was a French military man and diplomat. Marshal of France
from 1641; Viceroy of Navarre
and Béarn
, and Governor of Bayonne
.
(1543–1623).
Gramont was a loyal supporter of Richelieu. It is said that he once toasted to Richelieu saying that the Cardinal was more important to him than the King and the entire Royal family.
Gramont took part in many battles of the Thirty Years war, was promoted to Marshal of France
on 22 September 1641 and obtained the title of Duke in 1643 for himself and his heirs. He became minister in 1653, ambassador to the Reichstag in Frankfurt am Main in 1657, and was sent to Spain in 1660 to asked the hand in marriage of Maria Theresa of Spain
for Louis XIV. He died in 1678.
His memoirs („Mémoires du maréchal de Gramont“, Paris 1716) were published by his son Antoine Charles IV de Gramont
.
's Cyrano de Bergerac
, where he is depicted at first as vain, lustful, and opportunistic. He is infatuated with Roxane, the heroine of the play, and tries to arrange her marriage to the Vicomte de Valvert as a "front" in order that he (the Count) may become her secret lover. When Cyrano kills Valvert in a duel, De Guiche becomes more open in his desires and tries to arrange his own marriage to her. After he is thwarted by Cyrano long enough for her to be able to marry her sweetheart Christian de Neuvillette, he vengefully sends both Christian and Cyrano to do battle at the 1640 Siege of Arras, in which Christian is killed. At Arras, however, DeGuiche shows gallantry toward Roxane and a willingness to sacrifice his life to protect her after she arrives at the battlements. In doing this, he wins Cyrano's respect, and later becomes one of his most loyal friends. He is last seen warning Roxane of a plot to kill Cyrano - a plot which unfortunately succeeds.
(1621–1707), renowned for his memoirs describing the love affairs on the English court of Charles II
, edited by Antoine Hamilton
.
In 1634, he married Richelieu's niece, Françoise-Marguerite du Plessis de Chivré († 1689).
They had four children:
Antoine III Agénor de Gramont-Toulongeon, duc de Gramont, comte de Guiche, comte de Gramont, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache
, (1604, Chateau d'Hagetmau – 12 July 1678, Bayonne
) was a French military man and diplomat. Marshal of France
from 1641; Viceroy of Navarre
and Béarn
, and Governor of Bayonne
.
(1543–1623).
Gramont was a loyal supporter of Richelieu. It is said that he once toasted to Richelieu saying that the Cardinal was more important to him than the King and the entire Royal family.
Gramont took part in many battles of the Thirty Years war, was promoted to Marshal of France
on 22 September 1641 and obtained the title of Duke in 1643 for himself and his heirs. He became minister in 1653, ambassador to the Reichstag in Frankfurt am Main in 1657, and was sent to Spain in 1660 to asked the hand in marriage of Maria Theresa of Spain
for Louis XIV. He died in 1678.
His memoirs („Mémoires du maréchal de Gramont“, Paris 1716) were published by his son Antoine Charles IV de Gramont
.
's Cyrano de Bergerac
, where he is depicted at first as vain, lustful, and opportunistic. He is infatuated with Roxane, the heroine of the play, and tries to arrange her marriage to the Vicomte de Valvert as a "front" in order that he (the Count) may become her secret lover. When Cyrano kills Valvert in a duel, De Guiche becomes more open in his desires and tries to arrange his own marriage to her. After he is thwarted by Cyrano long enough for her to be able to marry her sweetheart Christian de Neuvillette, he vengefully sends both Christian and Cyrano to do battle at the 1640 Siege of Arras, in which Christian is killed. At Arras, however, DeGuiche shows gallantry toward Roxane and a willingness to sacrifice his life to protect her after she arrives at the battlements. In doing this, he wins Cyrano's respect, and later becomes one of his most loyal friends. He is last seen warning Roxane of a plot to kill Cyrano - a plot which unfortunately succeeds.
(1621–1707), renowned for his memoirs describing the love affairs on the English court of Charles II
, edited by Antoine Hamilton
.
In 1634, he married Richelieu's niece, Françoise-Marguerite du Plessis de Chivré († 1689).
They had four children:
Antoine III Agénor de Gramont-Toulongeon, duc de Gramont, comte de Guiche, comte de Gramont, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache
, (1604, Chateau d'Hagetmau – 12 July 1678, Bayonne
) was a French military man and diplomat. Marshal of France
from 1641; Viceroy of Navarre
and Béarn
, and Governor of Bayonne
.
(1543–1623).
Gramont was a loyal supporter of Richelieu. It is said that he once toasted to Richelieu saying that the Cardinal was more important to him than the King and the entire Royal family.
Gramont took part in many battles of the Thirty Years war, was promoted to Marshal of France
on 22 September 1641 and obtained the title of Duke in 1643 for himself and his heirs. He became minister in 1653, ambassador to the Reichstag in Frankfurt am Main in 1657, and was sent to Spain in 1660 to asked the hand in marriage of Maria Theresa of Spain
for Louis XIV. He died in 1678.
His memoirs („Mémoires du maréchal de Gramont“, Paris 1716) were published by his son Antoine Charles IV de Gramont
.
's Cyrano de Bergerac
, where he is depicted at first as vain, lustful, and opportunistic. He is infatuated with Roxane, the heroine of the play, and tries to arrange her marriage to the Vicomte de Valvert as a "front" in order that he (the Count) may become her secret lover. When Cyrano kills Valvert in a duel, De Guiche becomes more open in his desires and tries to arrange his own marriage to her. After he is thwarted by Cyrano long enough for her to be able to marry her sweetheart Christian de Neuvillette, he vengefully sends both Christian and Cyrano to do battle at the 1640 Siege of Arras, in which Christian is killed. At Arras, however, DeGuiche shows gallantry toward Roxane and a willingness to sacrifice his life to protect her after she arrives at the battlements. In doing this, he wins Cyrano's respect, and later becomes one of his most loyal friends. He is last seen warning Roxane of a plot to kill Cyrano - a plot which unfortunately succeeds.
(1621–1707), renowned for his memoirs describing the love affairs on the English court of Charles II
, edited by Antoine Hamilton
.
In 1634, he married Richelieu's niece, Françoise-Marguerite du Plessis de Chivré († 1689).
They had four children:
Bidache
Bidache is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre, but it was a little principality after Antonio I proclaimed himself sovereign prince in 1570, until the French Revolution finished it.-External links:*...
, (1604, Chateau d'Hagetmau – 12 July 1678, Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
) was a French military man and diplomat. Marshal of France
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
from 1641; Viceroy of Navarre
Navarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
and Béarn
Béarn
Béarn is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Basque provinces of Soule, Lower Navarre, and Labourd, the principality of Bidache, as well as small parts of Gascony, it forms in the...
, and Governor of Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
.
Life
Antoine de Gramont came from an old southern French noble family. His father was Antoine II de Gramont, his mother was Louise († 1610), daughter of Marshal RoquelaureAntoine de Roquelaure
Antoine de Roquelaure , lord of Roquelaure, Gaudoux, Sainte-Christie, Mirepoix, Montbert, Baron of Lavardens and Biran was an important sixteenth-century French statesman and close collaborator of Henry IV...
(1543–1623).
Gramont was a loyal supporter of Richelieu. It is said that he once toasted to Richelieu saying that the Cardinal was more important to him than the King and the entire Royal family.
Gramont took part in many battles of the Thirty Years war, was promoted to Marshal of France
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
on 22 September 1641 and obtained the title of Duke in 1643 for himself and his heirs. He became minister in 1653, ambassador to the Reichstag in Frankfurt am Main in 1657, and was sent to Spain in 1660 to asked the hand in marriage of Maria Theresa of Spain
Maria Theresa of Spain
Maria Theresa of Austria was the daughter of Philip IV, King of Spain and Elizabeth of France. Maria Theresa was Queen of France as wife of King Louis XIV and mother of the Grand Dauphin, an ancestor of the last four Bourbon kings of France.-Early life:Born as Infanta María Teresa of Spain at the...
for Louis XIV. He died in 1678.
His memoirs („Mémoires du maréchal de Gramont“, Paris 1716) were published by his son Antoine Charles IV de Gramont
Antoine Charles IV de Gramont
Antoine Charles IV de Gramont, comte de Guiche, 3rd Duke de Gramont, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache was a French diplomat....
.
In literature
As the Comte de Guiche, he is a major character in Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism, and is best known for his play Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand's romantic plays provided an alternative to the naturalistic theatre popular during the late nineteenth century...
's Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (play)
Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. Although there was a real Cyrano de Bergerac, the play bears very scant resemblance to his life....
, where he is depicted at first as vain, lustful, and opportunistic. He is infatuated with Roxane, the heroine of the play, and tries to arrange her marriage to the Vicomte de Valvert as a "front" in order that he (the Count) may become her secret lover. When Cyrano kills Valvert in a duel, De Guiche becomes more open in his desires and tries to arrange his own marriage to her. After he is thwarted by Cyrano long enough for her to be able to marry her sweetheart Christian de Neuvillette, he vengefully sends both Christian and Cyrano to do battle at the 1640 Siege of Arras, in which Christian is killed. At Arras, however, DeGuiche shows gallantry toward Roxane and a willingness to sacrifice his life to protect her after she arrives at the battlements. In doing this, he wins Cyrano's respect, and later becomes one of his most loyal friends. He is last seen warning Roxane of a plot to kill Cyrano - a plot which unfortunately succeeds.
Family
His younger brother was Philibert, comte de GramontPhilibert, comte de Gramont
Philibert, comte de Gramont was a French nobleman, known as the protagonist of the Mémoires written by Antoine Hamilton.-Biography:Came of a noble Gascon family, said to have been of Basque origin....
(1621–1707), renowned for his memoirs describing the love affairs on the English court of Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
, edited by Antoine Hamilton
Antoine Hamilton
Antoine Hamilton was an Irish classical author of near Scottish ancestry, who wrote in French....
.
In 1634, he married Richelieu's niece, Françoise-Marguerite du Plessis de Chivré († 1689).
They had four children:
- ArmandArmand de Gramont, comte de GuicheArmand de Gramont, Comte de Guiche was a French nobleman, adventurer, and one of the greatest playboys of the 17th century....
, comte de Guiche, (1637 - 29 November 1673, lover of Philippe I, Duke of OrléansPhilippe I, Duke of OrléansPhilippe of France was the youngest son of Louis XIII of France and his queen consort Anne of Austria. His older brother was the famous Louis XIV, le roi soleil. Styled Duke of Anjou from birth, Philippe became Duke of Orléans upon the death of his uncle Gaston, Duke of Orléans...
and his wife Henrietta, duchess of Orleans. - Catherine-CharlotteCatherine-Charlotte de GramontCatherine Charlotte de Gramont was a French noblewoman and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Louis I of Monaco and a mistress of Louis XIV of France.-Biography:...
, (1639 - 1678), Princess of Monaco and mistress of Louis XIV. - Antoine CharlesAntoine Charles IV de GramontAntoine Charles IV de Gramont, comte de Guiche, 3rd Duke de Gramont, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache was a French diplomat....
, (1641 - 1720), Viceroy of Navarra. - Henriette-Catherine, married Alexandre de Canonville, marquis de Raffetot
Literature
- W. H. Lewis: Assault on Olympus; the rise of the House of Gramont between 1604 and 1678. New York, Harcourt, Brace (1958)
External links
- http://www.portraits-gramont.com/
Antoine III Agénor de Gramont-Toulongeon, duc de Gramont, comte de Guiche, comte de Gramont, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache
Bidache
Bidache is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre, but it was a little principality after Antonio I proclaimed himself sovereign prince in 1570, until the French Revolution finished it.-External links:*...
, (1604, Chateau d'Hagetmau – 12 July 1678, Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
) was a French military man and diplomat. Marshal of France
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
from 1641; Viceroy of Navarre
Navarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
and Béarn
Béarn
Béarn is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Basque provinces of Soule, Lower Navarre, and Labourd, the principality of Bidache, as well as small parts of Gascony, it forms in the...
, and Governor of Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
.
Life
Antoine de Gramont came from an old southern French noble family. His father was Antoine II de Gramont, his mother was Louise († 1610), daughter of Marshal RoquelaureAntoine de Roquelaure
Antoine de Roquelaure , lord of Roquelaure, Gaudoux, Sainte-Christie, Mirepoix, Montbert, Baron of Lavardens and Biran was an important sixteenth-century French statesman and close collaborator of Henry IV...
(1543–1623).
Gramont was a loyal supporter of Richelieu. It is said that he once toasted to Richelieu saying that the Cardinal was more important to him than the King and the entire Royal family.
Gramont took part in many battles of the Thirty Years war, was promoted to Marshal of France
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
on 22 September 1641 and obtained the title of Duke in 1643 for himself and his heirs. He became minister in 1653, ambassador to the Reichstag in Frankfurt am Main in 1657, and was sent to Spain in 1660 to asked the hand in marriage of Maria Theresa of Spain
Maria Theresa of Spain
Maria Theresa of Austria was the daughter of Philip IV, King of Spain and Elizabeth of France. Maria Theresa was Queen of France as wife of King Louis XIV and mother of the Grand Dauphin, an ancestor of the last four Bourbon kings of France.-Early life:Born as Infanta María Teresa of Spain at the...
for Louis XIV. He died in 1678.
His memoirs („Mémoires du maréchal de Gramont“, Paris 1716) were published by his son Antoine Charles IV de Gramont
Antoine Charles IV de Gramont
Antoine Charles IV de Gramont, comte de Guiche, 3rd Duke de Gramont, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache was a French diplomat....
.
In literature
As the Comte de Guiche, he is a major character in Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism, and is best known for his play Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand's romantic plays provided an alternative to the naturalistic theatre popular during the late nineteenth century...
's Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (play)
Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. Although there was a real Cyrano de Bergerac, the play bears very scant resemblance to his life....
, where he is depicted at first as vain, lustful, and opportunistic. He is infatuated with Roxane, the heroine of the play, and tries to arrange her marriage to the Vicomte de Valvert as a "front" in order that he (the Count) may become her secret lover. When Cyrano kills Valvert in a duel, De Guiche becomes more open in his desires and tries to arrange his own marriage to her. After he is thwarted by Cyrano long enough for her to be able to marry her sweetheart Christian de Neuvillette, he vengefully sends both Christian and Cyrano to do battle at the 1640 Siege of Arras, in which Christian is killed. At Arras, however, DeGuiche shows gallantry toward Roxane and a willingness to sacrifice his life to protect her after she arrives at the battlements. In doing this, he wins Cyrano's respect, and later becomes one of his most loyal friends. He is last seen warning Roxane of a plot to kill Cyrano - a plot which unfortunately succeeds.
Family
His younger brother was Philibert, comte de GramontPhilibert, comte de Gramont
Philibert, comte de Gramont was a French nobleman, known as the protagonist of the Mémoires written by Antoine Hamilton.-Biography:Came of a noble Gascon family, said to have been of Basque origin....
(1621–1707), renowned for his memoirs describing the love affairs on the English court of Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
, edited by Antoine Hamilton
Antoine Hamilton
Antoine Hamilton was an Irish classical author of near Scottish ancestry, who wrote in French....
.
In 1634, he married Richelieu's niece, Françoise-Marguerite du Plessis de Chivré († 1689).
They had four children:
- ArmandArmand de Gramont, comte de GuicheArmand de Gramont, Comte de Guiche was a French nobleman, adventurer, and one of the greatest playboys of the 17th century....
, comte de Guiche, (1637 - 29 November 1673, lover of Philippe I, Duke of OrléansPhilippe I, Duke of OrléansPhilippe of France was the youngest son of Louis XIII of France and his queen consort Anne of Austria. His older brother was the famous Louis XIV, le roi soleil. Styled Duke of Anjou from birth, Philippe became Duke of Orléans upon the death of his uncle Gaston, Duke of Orléans...
and his wife Henrietta, duchess of Orleans. - Catherine-CharlotteCatherine-Charlotte de GramontCatherine Charlotte de Gramont was a French noblewoman and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Louis I of Monaco and a mistress of Louis XIV of France.-Biography:...
, (1639 - 1678), Princess of Monaco and mistress of Louis XIV. - Antoine CharlesAntoine Charles IV de GramontAntoine Charles IV de Gramont, comte de Guiche, 3rd Duke de Gramont, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache was a French diplomat....
, (1641 - 1720), Viceroy of Navarra. - Henriette-Catherine, married Alexandre de Canonville, marquis de Raffetot
Literature
- W. H. Lewis: Assault on Olympus; the rise of the House of Gramont between 1604 and 1678. New York, Harcourt, Brace (1958)
External links
- http://www.portraits-gramont.com/
Antoine III Agénor de Gramont-Toulongeon, duc de Gramont, comte de Guiche, comte de Gramont, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache
Bidache
Bidache is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre, but it was a little principality after Antonio I proclaimed himself sovereign prince in 1570, until the French Revolution finished it.-External links:*...
, (1604, Chateau d'Hagetmau – 12 July 1678, Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
) was a French military man and diplomat. Marshal of France
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
from 1641; Viceroy of Navarre
Navarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
and Béarn
Béarn
Béarn is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Basque provinces of Soule, Lower Navarre, and Labourd, the principality of Bidache, as well as small parts of Gascony, it forms in the...
, and Governor of Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
.
Life
Antoine de Gramont came from an old southern French noble family. His father was Antoine II de Gramont, his mother was Louise († 1610), daughter of Marshal RoquelaureAntoine de Roquelaure
Antoine de Roquelaure , lord of Roquelaure, Gaudoux, Sainte-Christie, Mirepoix, Montbert, Baron of Lavardens and Biran was an important sixteenth-century French statesman and close collaborator of Henry IV...
(1543–1623).
Gramont was a loyal supporter of Richelieu. It is said that he once toasted to Richelieu saying that the Cardinal was more important to him than the King and the entire Royal family.
Gramont took part in many battles of the Thirty Years war, was promoted to Marshal of France
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
on 22 September 1641 and obtained the title of Duke in 1643 for himself and his heirs. He became minister in 1653, ambassador to the Reichstag in Frankfurt am Main in 1657, and was sent to Spain in 1660 to asked the hand in marriage of Maria Theresa of Spain
Maria Theresa of Spain
Maria Theresa of Austria was the daughter of Philip IV, King of Spain and Elizabeth of France. Maria Theresa was Queen of France as wife of King Louis XIV and mother of the Grand Dauphin, an ancestor of the last four Bourbon kings of France.-Early life:Born as Infanta María Teresa of Spain at the...
for Louis XIV. He died in 1678.
His memoirs („Mémoires du maréchal de Gramont“, Paris 1716) were published by his son Antoine Charles IV de Gramont
Antoine Charles IV de Gramont
Antoine Charles IV de Gramont, comte de Guiche, 3rd Duke de Gramont, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache was a French diplomat....
.
In literature
As the Comte de Guiche, he is a major character in Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism, and is best known for his play Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand's romantic plays provided an alternative to the naturalistic theatre popular during the late nineteenth century...
's Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (play)
Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. Although there was a real Cyrano de Bergerac, the play bears very scant resemblance to his life....
, where he is depicted at first as vain, lustful, and opportunistic. He is infatuated with Roxane, the heroine of the play, and tries to arrange her marriage to the Vicomte de Valvert as a "front" in order that he (the Count) may become her secret lover. When Cyrano kills Valvert in a duel, De Guiche becomes more open in his desires and tries to arrange his own marriage to her. After he is thwarted by Cyrano long enough for her to be able to marry her sweetheart Christian de Neuvillette, he vengefully sends both Christian and Cyrano to do battle at the 1640 Siege of Arras, in which Christian is killed. At Arras, however, DeGuiche shows gallantry toward Roxane and a willingness to sacrifice his life to protect her after she arrives at the battlements. In doing this, he wins Cyrano's respect, and later becomes one of his most loyal friends. He is last seen warning Roxane of a plot to kill Cyrano - a plot which unfortunately succeeds.
Family
His younger brother was Philibert, comte de GramontPhilibert, comte de Gramont
Philibert, comte de Gramont was a French nobleman, known as the protagonist of the Mémoires written by Antoine Hamilton.-Biography:Came of a noble Gascon family, said to have been of Basque origin....
(1621–1707), renowned for his memoirs describing the love affairs on the English court of Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
, edited by Antoine Hamilton
Antoine Hamilton
Antoine Hamilton was an Irish classical author of near Scottish ancestry, who wrote in French....
.
In 1634, he married Richelieu's niece, Françoise-Marguerite du Plessis de Chivré († 1689).
They had four children:
- ArmandArmand de Gramont, comte de GuicheArmand de Gramont, Comte de Guiche was a French nobleman, adventurer, and one of the greatest playboys of the 17th century....
, comte de Guiche, (1637 - 29 November 1673, lover of Philippe I, Duke of OrléansPhilippe I, Duke of OrléansPhilippe of France was the youngest son of Louis XIII of France and his queen consort Anne of Austria. His older brother was the famous Louis XIV, le roi soleil. Styled Duke of Anjou from birth, Philippe became Duke of Orléans upon the death of his uncle Gaston, Duke of Orléans...
and his wife Henrietta, duchess of Orleans. - Catherine-CharlotteCatherine-Charlotte de GramontCatherine Charlotte de Gramont was a French noblewoman and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Louis I of Monaco and a mistress of Louis XIV of France.-Biography:...
, (1639 - 1678), Princess of Monaco and mistress of Louis XIV. - Antoine CharlesAntoine Charles IV de GramontAntoine Charles IV de Gramont, comte de Guiche, 3rd Duke de Gramont, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache was a French diplomat....
, (1641 - 1720), Viceroy of Navarra. - Henriette-Catherine, married Alexandre de Canonville, marquis de Raffetot
Literature
- W. H. Lewis: Assault on Olympus; the rise of the House of Gramont between 1604 and 1678. New York, Harcourt, Brace (1958)
External links
- http://www.portraits-gramont.com/