Duc de Lauzun
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The title of Duc de Lauzun was a French peerage created in 1692 for Antoine Nompar de Caumont
under influence of Mary of Modena
. All dukes were marshals of France
or renowned generals.
Antoine Nompar de Caumont
Antoine Nompar de Caumont, marquis de Puyguilhem, duc de Lauzun was a French courtier and soldier. He was the only love interest of the "greatest heiress in Europe", Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, cousin of Louis XIV.-Biography:...
under influence of Mary of Modena
Mary of Modena
Mary of Modena was Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of King James II and VII. A devout Catholic, Mary became, in 1673, the second wife of James, Duke of York, who later succeeded his older brother Charles II as King James II...
. All dukes were marshals 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...
or renowned generals.
Ducs de Lauzun (1692-)
- Antoine Nompar de CaumontAntoine Nompar de CaumontAntoine Nompar de Caumont, marquis de Puyguilhem, duc de Lauzun was a French courtier and soldier. He was the only love interest of the "greatest heiress in Europe", Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, cousin of Louis XIV.-Biography:...
(1632 - 1723) - Charles Armand de Gontaut (1663 - 1756) , husband of Marie Antoinette De Bautru de Nogent, daughter of Antoine's only sister Diane Charlotte
- Louis Antoine de GontautLouis Antoine de GontautLouis Antoine de Gontaut-Biron, duc de Biron was Duke of Biron and a French military leader who served with distinction under Louis XV, and was made a Marshal of France in 1757....
(1700 - 1788), son - Armand Louis de GontautArmand Louis de GontautArmand Louis de Gontaut, Duc de Lauzun, later duc de Biron, and usually referred to by historians of the French Revolution simply as Biron was a French soldier and politician, known for the part he played in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.-Early titles:Born in...
(1747 - 1793), nephew