Charles Armand René de La Trémoille
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Charles Armand René de La Trémoille (14 January 1708, Paris
– 23 May 1741), 6th duc de Thouars, was the son of Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille
and his wife, Madeleine de Créquy.
La Trémoille was a French soldier and president States of Brittany
. He joined the military at a young age and became a colonel of the Champagne regiment at the age of eighteen. Later, he became governor of Île-de-France
. He distinguished himself in the battle of Guastalla
, in Italy, and was named shortly thereafter sergeant of the armies of the king. La Trémoille was the author of some works and was elected a member of the Académie française
on 13 February 1738.
On 29 January 1725 he married his cousin Marie Hortense de La Tour d'Auvergne, the daughter of Marie Armande Victoire de la Trémoïlle (1677–1717) and Emmanuel-Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon (1668–1730).
Marie Hortense, like her husband was a granddaughter of Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille
. From this union was born a son: Jean Bretagne Charles de La Trémoille
and a daughter who died in infancy.
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...
– 23 May 1741), 6th duc de Thouars, was the son of Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille
Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille
Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille , 5th duke of Thouars, was the son of Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille and Madeleine de Créquy...
and his wife, Madeleine de Créquy.
La Trémoille was a French soldier and president States of Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
. He joined the military at a young age and became a colonel of the Champagne regiment at the age of eighteen. Later, he became governor of Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
. He distinguished himself in the battle of Guastalla
Battle of Guastalla
The Battle of Guastalla or Battle of Luzzara was a battle fought on September 19, 1734, between Franco-Sardinian and Austrian troops as part of the War of Polish Succession.-Background:...
, in Italy, and was named shortly thereafter sergeant of the armies of the king. La Trémoille was the author of some works and was elected a member of the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
on 13 February 1738.
On 29 January 1725 he married his cousin Marie Hortense de La Tour d'Auvergne, the daughter of Marie Armande Victoire de la Trémoïlle (1677–1717) and Emmanuel-Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon (1668–1730).
Marie Hortense, like her husband was a granddaughter of Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille
Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille
Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoïlle , 4th duc of Thouars, was a French nobleman. He was the son of Henri Charles de La Trémoille and Émilie of Hesse-Kassel. Brought up Calvinist, in 1668 his father had converted to Catholicism and then forcibly converted his children as well...
. From this union was born a son: Jean Bretagne Charles de La Trémoille
Jean Bretagne Charles de La Trémoille
Jean-Bretagne-Charles de La Trémoille , 7th duc de Thouars, was a French soldier and the son of Charles Armand René de La Trémoille and his wife, Marie Hortense de La Tour d'Auvergne....
and a daughter who died in infancy.
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- Jean Bretagne Charles de La TrémoilleJean Bretagne Charles de La TrémoilleJean-Bretagne-Charles de La Trémoille , 7th duc de Thouars, was a French soldier and the son of Charles Armand René de La Trémoille and his wife, Marie Hortense de La Tour d'Auvergne....
(4 February 1737 – 15 May 1792) married Marie Geneviève de Durfort, no issue. Married Princess Marie Maximilienne Louise of Salm-Kyrburg and had issue. - X de La Trémoille (5 Mar 1740 – March 1744) female who died in infancy.