Camille, Prince of Marsan
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Camille de Lorraine was a French nobleman and Prince of Lorraine
. He was known as the Prince of Marsan and after the death of his father, was the Count of Marsan.
As a member of the House of Guise
, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine
, he was a Foreign Prince
in France and as such was given the style of Highness. He was the last male of the Lorraine Counts of Marsan.
He was the Prince of Puyguilhem, but never used the title.
Known simply as le prince Camille, he was styled as the Prince of Marsan, his older brother Gaston was the Count of Marsan. His brother died of smallpox
in 1743 and the county of Marsan reverted back to the family. Even after his fathers death in 1755, Camille was still known as the prince de Marsan.
Marsan was created a knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit
, the most prestigious decoration of the Ancien régime on 2 February 1756. His father had also been a knight of the order.
From 1778, he was the owner of the Hôtel de Boisgelin in Paris. The Hôtel de Boisgelin (sometimes known as the Hôtel de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville) but in 1779 he sold the property to Marie de Boisgelin, Canoness of Remiremont
who later gave it to her brother Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Cucé de Boisgelin
.
His older sister Louise Henriette Gabrielle
married the Duke of Bouillon
. His older brother, Gaston Jean Baptiste Charles
married Marie Louise de Rohan, future Governess of the Children of France
.
Camille himself married Hélène Julie Rosalie Mancini, styled as Mademoiselle de Nevers. She was the daughter of Louis Jules Mancini Mazarini, a man of letter and his wife Hélène Françoise Angélique Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain (1715–1781), herself a daughter of Jérôme Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain. She was a widow of Louis Marie Foquet, a grandson of Nicolas Foquet. The couple married in 1759 but had no issue. Hélène died in November 1780.
He died at the Hôtel de Bouillon in Paris
. The Hôtel was the Parisian residence of his brother in law the Duke of Bouillon. His sister died there some eight years later.
House of Lorraine
The House of Lorraine, the main and now only remaining line known as Habsburg-Lorraine, is one of the most important and was one of the longest-reigning royal houses in the history of Europe...
. He was known as the Prince of Marsan and after the death of his father, was the Count of Marsan.
Biography
Born the youngest child of four, his father was Charles Louis de Lorraine, Prince of Pons. His mother was Élisabeth de Roquelaure, he was one of four children. His mother was a grand daughter of the famous maréchal de Roquelaure.As a member of the House of Guise
House of Guise
The House of Guise was a French ducal family, partly responsible for the French Wars of Religion.The Guises were Catholic, and Henry Guise wanted to end growing Calvinist influence...
, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine
House of Lorraine
The House of Lorraine, the main and now only remaining line known as Habsburg-Lorraine, is one of the most important and was one of the longest-reigning royal houses in the history of Europe...
, he was a Foreign Prince
Foreign Prince
Foreign Prince is the English translation of prince étranger, a high, though somewhat ambiguous, rank at the French royal court of the ancien régime.-Terminology:...
in France and as such was given the style of Highness. He was the last male of the Lorraine Counts of Marsan.
He was the Prince of Puyguilhem, but never used the title.
Known simply as le prince Camille, he was styled as the Prince of Marsan, his older brother Gaston was the Count of Marsan. His brother died of smallpox
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"...
in 1743 and the county of Marsan reverted back to the family. Even after his fathers death in 1755, Camille was still known as the prince de Marsan.
Marsan was created a knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit
Order of the Holy Spirit
The Order of the Holy Spirit, also known as the Order of the Knights of the Holy Spirit, was an Order of Chivalry under the French Monarchy. It should not be confused with the Congregation of the Holy Ghost or with the Order of the Holy Ghost...
, the most prestigious decoration of the Ancien régime on 2 February 1756. His father had also been a knight of the order.
From 1778, he was the owner of the Hôtel de Boisgelin in Paris. The Hôtel de Boisgelin (sometimes known as the Hôtel de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville) but in 1779 he sold the property to Marie de Boisgelin, Canoness of Remiremont
Remiremont Abbey
Remiremont Abbey was a Benedictine abbey near Remiremont, Vosges, France.-History:It was founded about 620 by Romaric, a lord at the court of Chlothar II, who, having been converted by Saint Ame, a monk of Luxeuil, took the habit at Luxeuil...
who later gave it to her brother Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Cucé de Boisgelin
Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Cucé de Boisgelin
Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Cucé de Boisgelin was a French prelate, statesman and cardinal.-Life:...
.
His older sister Louise Henriette Gabrielle
Louise de Lorraine
Louise of Lorraine was a French noblewoman and member of the House of Lorraine. She married into the House of La Tour d'Auvergne and was Duchess of Bouillon.-Biography:...
married the Duke of Bouillon
Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne was a member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, the Sovereign Dukes of Bouillon. He was subsequently the penultimate Duke of Bouillon succeeding his father in 1771.-Biography:The youngest of two children, he was born to the Duke and Duchess of Bouillon in 1728...
. His older brother, Gaston Jean Baptiste Charles
Gaston, Count of Marsan
Gaston de Lorraine was a French nobleman and member of a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine. He was the last Count of Marsan. His wife was Marie Louise de Rohan.-Biography:...
married Marie Louise de Rohan, future 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...
.
Camille himself married Hélène Julie Rosalie Mancini, styled as Mademoiselle de Nevers. She was the daughter of Louis Jules Mancini Mazarini, a man of letter and his wife Hélène Françoise Angélique Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain (1715–1781), herself a daughter of Jérôme Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain. She was a widow of Louis Marie Foquet, a grandson of Nicolas Foquet. The couple married in 1759 but had no issue. Hélène died in November 1780.
He died at the Hôtel de Bouillon in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. The Hôtel was the Parisian residence of his brother in law the Duke of Bouillon. His sister died there some eight years later.
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 18 December 1725 – 12 April 1780 His Highness the Prince of Marsan