Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne (1668–1730)
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Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne (1668 – 17 April 1730) 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
. He married four times and had eleven children.
and his wife Marie Anne Mancini
, he was styled the Prince of Turenne till he succeeded to the Sovereign Duchy of Bouillon which had been in his familys possession since 1594. His cousins included two famous generals, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme and Prince Eugene of Savoy
as well as his paternal cousins like Emmanuel Maurice, Duke of Elbeuf
and Henri, Duke of Elbeuf
.
His older brother Louis Charles de La Tour d'Auvergne was the Prince of Turenne but died in the Battle of Steenkerque
. Prior to being the Prince of Turenne (heir to the duchy of Bouillon) he was the Duke of Albret. He married Marie Armande de La Trémoille on 1 February 1696 in the chapel of the Hôtel de Crequi, Paris.
His second wife Louise Françoise Angélique Le Tellier, was a daughter of Louis François Marie Le Tellier
, and as such, a grand daughter of the marquis de Louvois
.
Married four time, his third wife Anne Marie Christiane de Simiane, died giving birth to the couples only child. It was thorough that union that he and his wife were ancestors of the murdered Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, his grandmother was Charlotte de Rohan
, wife of Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé.
He succeeded his father as the Grand Chamberlain of France
. His uncle was the Cardinal de Bouillon
and his great uncle was the famed Vicomte de Turenne.
From his first marriage, three sons were produced, the eldest two dying in infancy. He was succeeded by his third son from his first marriage Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
.
and Madeleine de Créquy. They married on 1 February 1696 and had seven children;
Married secondly to Louise Françoise Angélique le Tellier (d.1719), a grand daughter of Louvois
, the couple married on 4 January 1718 and had a son;
Thirdly he married Anne Marie Christiane de Simiane (d.1722) on 26 May 1720. They had a daughter;
Lastly he married Louise Henriette Françoise de Lorraine
(1707–1737), daughter of Anne Marie Joseph de Lorraine and Marie Louise Jeannin de Castille. The couple married on 21 March 1725 and had a daughter;
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 his wife 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...
. He married four times and had eleven children.
Biography
Second son of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'AuvergneGodefroy 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 his wife 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...
, he was styled the Prince of Turenne till he succeeded to the Sovereign Duchy of Bouillon which had been in his familys possession since 1594. His cousins included two famous generals, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme and Prince Eugene of Savoy
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Prince Eugene of Savoy , was one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Born in Paris to aristocratic Italian parents, Eugene grew up around the French court of King Louis XIV...
as well as his paternal cousins like Emmanuel Maurice, Duke of Elbeuf
Emmanuel Maurice, Duke of Elbeuf
Emmanuel Maurice de Lorraine was Duke of Elbeuf and Prince of Lorraine. He succeeded his older brother Henri de Lorrraine as duke...
and Henri, Duke of Elbeuf
Henri, Duke of Elbeuf
Henri de Lorraine was the Duke of Elbeuf and member of the House of Lorraine. He succeeded his father Charles de Lorraine to the Duchy-Peerage of Elbeuf...
.
His older brother Louis Charles de La Tour d'Auvergne was the Prince of Turenne but died in the Battle of Steenkerque
Battle of Steenkerque
The Battle of Steenkerque was fought on August 3, 1692, as a part of the Nine Years' War. It resulted in the victory of the French under Marshal François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg against a joint English-Scottish-Dutch-German army under Prince William of Orange...
. Prior to being the Prince of Turenne (heir to the duchy of Bouillon) he was the Duke of Albret. He married Marie Armande de La Trémoille on 1 February 1696 in the chapel of the Hôtel de Crequi, Paris.
His second wife Louise Françoise Angélique Le Tellier, was a daughter of Louis François Marie Le Tellier
Louis François Marie Le Tellier
Louis François Marie Le Tellier Marquis of Barbezieux was a French statesman.-Biography:Born in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire , he was the third son of the Marquis de Louvois, War Minister to Louis XIV....
, and as such, a grand daughter of the marquis de Louvois
François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois
François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois was the French Secretary of State for War for a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. Louvois and his father, Michel le Tellier, would increase the French Army to 400,000 soldiers, an army that would fight four wars between 1667 and 1713...
.
Married four time, his third wife Anne Marie Christiane de Simiane, died giving birth to the couples only child. It was thorough that union that he and his wife were ancestors of the murdered Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, his grandmother was Charlotte de Rohan
Charlotte Élisabeth Godefride de Rohan
Charlotte de Rohan was a French aristocrat who married into the House of Condé, a cadet branch of the ruling House of Bourbon, during the Ancien Régime. She was Princess of Condé by her marriage...
, wife of Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé.
He succeeded his father as the Grand Chamberlain of France
Grand Chamberlain of France
The Grand Chamberlain of France was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France, a member of the Maison du Roi , and one of the Great Offices of the Maison du Roi during the Ancien Régime...
. His uncle was the Cardinal de Bouillon
Cardinal de Bouillon
Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French prelate and diplomat, known as the Cardinal de Bouillon.-Biography:...
and his great uncle was the famed Vicomte de Turenne.
From his first marriage, three sons were produced, the eldest two dying in infancy. He was succeeded by his third son from his first marriage Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French nobleman and member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne.-Biography:...
.
Marriages and issue
His first wife, Marie Armande Victoire de La Trémouille (1677–1717) was a daughter of Charles Belgique Hollande de La TrémoilleCharles 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...
and Madeleine de Créquy. They married on 1 February 1696 and had seven children;
- Armande de La Tour d'AuvergneArmande de La Tour d'AuvergneArmande de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French noblewoman and Princess of Epinoy by marriage. She died without issue.-Biography:...
(28 August 1697–13 April 1717) married Louis de Melun, Prince of Epinoy, Duke of JoyeuseLouis, Duke of Joyeuse (1694–1724)Louis de Melun, Duke of Joyeuse was a French noble man. He was the Prince of Epinoy, Baron then Duke of Joyeuse and Peer of France, Baron of Cysoing, Antoing and Wiers, Earl of Saint-Pol, Viscount of Gand, châtelain de Bapaume, Lord of Villemareuil, of Vaucourtois and of...
(1694–1724) - Marie Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne (22 October 1698–25 September 1699) died in infancy;
- X de La Tour d'Auvergne (28 December 1699–30 December 1699) died in infancy;
- Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Prince of Turenne (4 May 1701–9 January 1705) died in infancy;
- Frédéric Maurice Casimir de La Tour d'AuvergneFrédéric Maurice Casimir de La Tour d'AuvergneFrédéric Maurice Casimir de La Tour d'Auvergne styled Prince of Turenne, was the eldest surviving son of Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne . He died aged 20...
, Prince of Turenne (24 October 1702–1 October 1723) married Maria Carolina Sobieski, daughter of James Louis Sobieski and sister of Clementina Sobieski; died in an accident at Strassburg; no issue; - Marie Hortense Victoire de La Tour d'Auvergne (27 January 1704–1741) married Charles Armand René de La TrémoilleCharles Armand René de La TrémoilleCharles Armand René de La Trémoille , 6th duc de Thouars, was the son of Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille and his wife, Madeleine de Créquy....
and had issue; - Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'AuvergneCharles Godefroy de La Tour d'AuvergneCharles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French nobleman and member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne.-Biography:...
, Duke of Bouillon (16 July 1706–24 October 1771) married his brother's widow Maria Karolina Sobieski and had issue;
Married secondly to Louise Françoise Angélique le Tellier (d.1719), a grand daughter of Louvois
Louvois
Louvois may refer to:* François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois , French Secretary of State for War, commonly referred to as "Louvois"* Camille le Tellier de Louvois , French clergyman, son of the marquis...
, the couple married on 4 January 1718 and had a son;
- Godefroy Girault de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Château-Thierry (2 July 1719–29 May 1732) died in infancy;
Thirdly he married Anne Marie Christiane de Simiane (d.1722) on 26 May 1720. They had a daughter;
- Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'AuvergneAnne Marie Louise de La Tour d'AuvergneAnne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne 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...
(1 August 1722–19 September 1739) married Charles de Rohan, had one daughter Charlotte de RohanCharlotte Élisabeth Godefride de RohanCharlotte de Rohan was a French aristocrat who married into the House of Condé, a cadet branch of the ruling House of Bourbon, during the Ancien Régime. She was Princess of Condé by her marriage...
;
Lastly he married Louise Henriette Françoise de Lorraine
Louise Henriette Françoise de Lorraine
Louise Henriette Françoise de Lorraine was a French noblewoman and member of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine...
(1707–1737), daughter of Anne Marie Joseph de Lorraine and Marie Louise Jeannin de Castille. The couple married on 21 March 1725 and had a daughter;
- Marie Sophie Charlotte de La Tour d'Auvergne (20 December 1729–6 September 1763) married Charles Just de Beauvau, son of Marc de Beauvau, Prince of Craon and had issue.
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 1668 – 4 August 1692 His Highness the Duke of Albret
- 4 August 1692 – 26 July 1721 His Highness the Prince of Turenne
- 26 July 1721 – 17 April 1730 His Highness the Duke of Bouillon