Louise de Lorraine
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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
.
aged twenty two. Her younger brother was Camille, Prince of Marsan
.
She was known simply as Louise. Styled Mademoiselle de Marsan prior to her marriage, as a male line descendant of the House of Lorraine she was entitled to the style of Highness.
She was a Canoness of the prestigious Remiremont Abbey
in Remiremont
, in the Vosges
department of Lorraine
. Remiremont had been closely related to the Lorraine's for centuries. She was nominated as Canoness in 1733.
She was engaged to Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
, only son and heir of Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
and his Polish born wife Maria Karolina Sobieska
. The couple were married on 27 November 1743. Her husband, as heir to the Duchy of Bouillon, was styled prince de Turenne; as such, Louise became the Princess of Turenne
. The couple's marriage was carried out by the Cardinal d'Avergne, her husbands cousin; they wed in the Hôtel
of her younger brother, Louis Camille de Lorraine. Her husband was nine years younger than she.
The couple were the parents of four children, two of which survived infancy. At the death of her father in law Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
, her husband became the Duke of Bouillon.
She died in at the Hôtel de Bouillon in Paris aged 69 over the night of 4–5 September 1788. The year after her death, her husband married again; to Marie Françoise Henriette de Banastre, a girl some forty-seven years younger than he and a daughter of one of his footmen.
Her brother Camille, Prince of Marsan also died at the Hôtel de Bouillon in 1780.
She was buried at the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris on 9 September. At her husbands death in 1792, her son succeeded. Her son had no children and thus the House of La Tour d'Auvergne became extinct.
She has no known surviving descendants; the Princes of Guéméné (members of the House of Rohan) claim the Duchy of Bouillon via Louise's sister in law Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne
who married the Prince of Guéméné
and has descendants in modern Austria
.
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...
. She married into the House of La Tour d'Auvergne and was Duchess of Bouillon
Duchess of Bouillon
-Ardennes-Bouillon dynasty, ?-1100:-House of La Marck, ?-1588 :-House of La Tour d'Auvergne, 1594-1794 :-House of La Tour d'Auvergne, 1794-1802 :-House of Rohan, since 1816 :...
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Biography
Born to Charles Louis de Lorraine, Count of Marsan, Prince of Mortagne, and his wife Élisabeth de Roquelaure, she was the second of four children. Her younger brother, Gaston Jean Baptiste Charles, was the husband of Marie Louise de Rohan, future governess of Louis XVI and his siblings. Gaston died of SmallpoxSmallpox
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"...
aged twenty two. Her younger brother was Camille, Prince of Marsan
Camille, Prince of Marsan
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.-Biography:...
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She was known simply as Louise. Styled Mademoiselle de Marsan prior to her marriage, as a male line descendant of the House of Lorraine she was entitled to the style of Highness.
She was a Canoness of the prestigious Remiremont Abbey
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...
in Remiremont
Remiremont
Remiremont is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Romarimontains.-Geography:Remiremont is located on the Moselle, close to its confluence with the Moselotte, southeast of Épinal...
, in the Vosges
Vosges
Vosges is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy.-History:The Vosges department is one of the original 83 departments of France, created on February 9, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was made of territories that had been...
department of Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
. Remiremont had been closely related to the Lorraine's for centuries. She was nominated as Canoness in 1733.
She was engaged to Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
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...
, only son and heir of 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:...
and his Polish born wife Maria Karolina Sobieska
Maria Karolina Sobieska
Maria Karolina Sobieska was a Polish noble lady, daughter of Jakub Ludwik Sobieski. Known as Marie Charlotte or just Charlotte, she was the Princess of Turenne and later Duchess of Bouillon by marriage...
. The couple were married on 27 November 1743. Her husband, as heir to the Duchy of Bouillon, was styled prince de Turenne; as such, Louise became the Princess of Turenne
Princess of Turenne
The title Princess of Turenne was used by the daughter in law's of the Dukes of Bouillon as wives of the Princes of Turenne, heirs to Bouillon and Sedan.- House of La Tour d'Auvergne, 1691-1794 :...
. The couple's marriage was carried out by the Cardinal d'Avergne, her husbands cousin; they wed in the Hôtel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
of her younger brother, Louis Camille de Lorraine. Her husband was nine years younger than she.
The couple were the parents of four children, two of which survived infancy. At the death of her father in law 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:...
, her husband became the Duke of Bouillon.
She died in at the Hôtel de Bouillon in Paris aged 69 over the night of 4–5 September 1788. The year after her death, her husband married again; to Marie Françoise Henriette de Banastre, a girl some forty-seven years younger than he and a daughter of one of his footmen.
Her brother Camille, Prince of Marsan also died at the Hôtel de Bouillon in 1780.
She was buried at the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris on 9 September. At her husbands death in 1792, her son succeeded. Her son had no children and thus the House of La Tour d'Auvergne became extinct.
She has no known surviving descendants; the Princes of Guéméné (members of the House of Rohan) claim the Duchy of Bouillon via Louise's sister in law Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne
Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne
Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French noblewoman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne...
who married the Prince of Guéméné
Jules, Prince of Guéméné
Jules de Rohan was Prince of Guéméné. Born in Paris, he died in Carlsbourg. He was known as Jules.-Biography:...
and has descendants in modern Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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Issue
- Jacques Leopold Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne (15 January 1746 – 7 February 1802) married Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg, grand daughter of Ernest Leopold of Hesse-RotenburgErnest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-RotenburgErnst Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg was landgrave of Hessen-Rheinfels-Rotenburg between 1725 and 1749.Born in Langenschwalbach, he was a son of landgrave William of Hesse-Rotenburg and Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim .He died in Rotenburg in 1749.-Marriage and issue:He married his first cousin...
and Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-RochefortCountess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-RochefortEleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim was a Princess of the Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. She was the Landgravine of Hesse-Rotenburg by marriage...
; no issue; - Charles Louis Godefroi de La Tour d'Auvergne, Prince of Auvergne (22 September 1749 – 23 October 1767) never married;
- Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Albret (20 February 1753 – 7 March 1753) died in infancy;
- X de La Tour d'Auvergne (3 April 1756) stillborn daughter.
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 30 December 1718 – 27 November 1743 Her Highness Mademoiselle de Marsan
- 27 November 1743 – 24 October 1771 Her Highness the Princess of Turenne
- 24 October 1771 – 5 September 1788 Her Highness the Duchess of Bouillon