Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
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Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles (29 September 1678 – 24 June 1766) was a French
aristocrat
and soldier
.
He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession
(1710–1713) during which the forces under his command on 24–26 July 1710 drove back a British attack on Sète
. He was president of the Finance Council from 1715 to 1718. He distinguished himself in the War of the Polish Succession
(1733–1738) and was made a marshal of France
in 1734, becoming dean of the marshals in 1748. He served in the War of the Austrian Succession
and was appointed to command the French forces in March 1743. He was defeated at the Battle of Dettingen
in June 1743, but successfully drove the Austria
ns out of Alsace-Lorraine
the following year, although he missed an opportunity to seriously damage the Austrian army as it was crossing the Rhine. He was Foreign Minister
from April to November 1744, and regarded Great Britain
as a greater enemy of France than Austria. He later acted in a diplomatic
capacity and had substantial influence over the course of foreign policy.
In 1698, as comte d'Ayen, he married Françoise Charlotte Amable d'Aubigné
, niece and beneficiary of the marquise de Maintenon
, and by her had six children, 4 daughters and 2 sons. His two sons Louis, 4th duc de Noailles
, and Philippe, duc de Mouchy, also went on to become marshals of France.
The duc de Noailles was made a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
in 1702, a Grandee
of Spain in 1711, and a Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1724.
Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles (29 September 1678 – 24 June 1766) was a French
aristocrat
and soldier
.
He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession
(1710–1713) during which the forces under his command on 24–26 July 1710 drove back a British attack on Sète
. He was president of the Finance Council from 1715 to 1718. He distinguished himself in the War of the Polish Succession
(1733–1738) and was made a marshal of France
in 1734, becoming dean of the marshals in 1748. He served in the War of the Austrian Succession
and was appointed to command the French forces in March 1743. He was defeated at the Battle of Dettingen
in June 1743, but successfully drove the Austria
ns out of Alsace-Lorraine
the following year, although he missed an opportunity to seriously damage the Austrian army as it was crossing the Rhine. He was Foreign Minister
from April to November 1744, and regarded Great Britain
as a greater enemy of France than Austria. He later acted in a diplomatic
capacity and had substantial influence over the course of foreign policy.
In 1698, as comte d'Ayen, he married Françoise Charlotte Amable d'Aubigné
, niece and beneficiary of the marquise de Maintenon
, and by her had six children, 4 daughters and 2 sons. His two sons Louis, 4th duc de Noailles
, and Philippe, duc de Mouchy, also went on to become marshals of France.
The duc de Noailles was made a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
in 1702, a Grandee
of Spain in 1711, and a Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1724.
Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles (29 September 1678 – 24 June 1766) was a French
aristocrat
and soldier
.
He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession
(1710–1713) during which the forces under his command on 24–26 July 1710 drove back a British attack on Sète
. He was president of the Finance Council from 1715 to 1718. He distinguished himself in the War of the Polish Succession
(1733–1738) and was made a marshal of France
in 1734, becoming dean of the marshals in 1748. He served in the War of the Austrian Succession
and was appointed to command the French forces in March 1743. He was defeated at the Battle of Dettingen
in June 1743, but successfully drove the Austria
ns out of Alsace-Lorraine
the following year, although he missed an opportunity to seriously damage the Austrian army as it was crossing the Rhine. He was Foreign Minister
from April to November 1744, and regarded Great Britain
as a greater enemy of France than Austria. He later acted in a diplomatic
capacity and had substantial influence over the course of foreign policy.
In 1698, as comte d'Ayen, he married Françoise Charlotte Amable d'Aubigné
, niece and beneficiary of the marquise de Maintenon
, and by her had six children, 4 daughters and 2 sons. His two sons Louis, 4th duc de Noailles
, and Philippe, duc de Mouchy, also went on to become marshals of France.
The duc de Noailles was made a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
in 1702, a Grandee
of Spain in 1711, and a Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1724.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
aristocrat
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Greece and India,...
and soldier
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
.
Biography
Son of Anne Jules de Noailles, he inherited the title duc de Noailles on his father's death in 1708.He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
(1710–1713) during which the forces under his command on 24–26 July 1710 drove back a British attack on Sète
Sète
Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois....
. He was president of the Finance Council from 1715 to 1718. He distinguished himself in the War of the Polish Succession
War of the Polish Succession
The War of the Polish Succession was a major European war for princes' possessions sparked by a Polish civil war over the succession to Augustus II, King of Poland that other European powers widened in pursuit of their own national interests...
(1733–1738) and was made a marshal 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...
in 1734, becoming dean of the marshals in 1748. He served in the War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Austrian Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession – including King George's War in North America, the Anglo-Spanish War of Jenkins' Ear, and two of the three Silesian wars – involved most of the powers of Europe over the question of Maria Theresa's succession to the realms of the House of Habsburg.The...
and was appointed to command the French forces in March 1743. He was defeated at the Battle of Dettingen
Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen took place on 27 June 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was the last time that a British monarch personally led his troops into battle...
in June 1743, but successfully drove the 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...
ns out of Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine
The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine was a territory created by the German Empire in 1871 after it annexed most of Alsace and the Moselle region of Lorraine following its victory in the Franco-Prussian War. The Alsatian part lay in the Rhine Valley on the west bank of the Rhine River and east...
the following year, although he missed an opportunity to seriously damage the Austrian army as it was crossing the Rhine. He was Foreign Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs ), is France's foreign affairs ministry, with the headquarters located on the Quai d'Orsay in Paris close to the National Assembly of France. The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the government of France is the cabinet minister responsible for...
from April to November 1744, and regarded Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
as a greater enemy of France than Austria. He later acted in a diplomatic
Diplomacy
Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states...
capacity and had substantial influence over the course of foreign policy.
In 1698, as comte d'Ayen, he married Françoise Charlotte Amable d'Aubigné
Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné
Françoise Charlotte Amable d'Aubigné, Duchess of Noailles was the wife of Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles. She was the niece of Françoise d'Aubigné, Madame de Maintenon, and her heiress.-Biography:...
, niece and beneficiary of the marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She was known during her first marriage as Madame Scarron, and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon...
, and by her had six children, 4 daughters and 2 sons. His two sons Louis, 4th duc de Noailles
Louis, 4th duc de Noailles
Louis de Noailles, 4th Duke of Noailles was a French peer and Marshal of France. He married Catherine de Cossé-Brissac, on 25 February 1737...
, and Philippe, duc de Mouchy, also went on to become marshals of France.
The duc de Noailles was made a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...
in 1702, a Grandee
Grandee
Grandee is the word used to render in English the Iberic high aristocratic title Grande , used by the Spanish nobility; Portuguese nobility, and Brazilian nobility....
of Spain in 1711, and a Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1724.
Issue
- Françoise Adélaide de Noailles (1704-1776) married Charles de Lorraine in 1717, son of Louis de LorraineLouis, Count of ArmagnacLouis of Lorraine was the Count of Armagnac from his father's death in 1666. The Grand Squire of France, he was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Guise, itself a cadet branch of the sovereign House of Lorraine...
and had no issue; divorced in 1721; - Amable Gabrielle de Noailles (1706-1742) married Honoré Armand de VillarsHonoré-Armand de VillarsDon Honoré Armand de Villars, 2e duc de Villars , Duke and Peer of France, Prince of Martigues, Grandee of Spain, Knight of the Golden Fleece, Viscount of Melun, Marquis of la Melle, Count of Rochemiley, was a French nobleman, soldier and politician.-Early life:He was the son of Claude Louis Hector...
and had one daughter, Amable Angélique de Villars; Amable Angélique may have been the daughter of le chevalier d'OrléansJean Philippe d'OrléansJean Philippe, bâtard d'Orléans , called le chevalier d'Orléans or le Grand Prieur d'Orléans, was an illegitimate son of Philippe d'Orléans, nephew and son-in-law of Louis XIV.-Biography:...
, whose mistress was Amable Gabrielle; - Marie Louise de Noailles (1710- ?) married in 1737 to Jacques Nompar de CaumontJacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la ForceJacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force was a marshal of France and peer of France.He was born in La Force, the son of Francois de Caumont and Philippes de Beaupoil....
, Duke of La Force and divorced in 1742; had no issue; - Louis de Noailles, duc d'Ayen, duc de Noailles (1713-1793) married Catherine Françoise Charlotte de Cossé-Brissac and had issue;
- Philippe de Noailles, comte de Noailles, duc de Mouchy (1715-1794) married the famous Madame Étiquette and had issue; wife was a Lady-in-waitingLady-in-waitingA lady-in-waiting is a female personal assistant at a royal court, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman from a family highly thought of in good society, but was of lower rank than the woman on whom she...
to Marie AntoinetteMarie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette ; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was an Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of France and of Navarre. She was the fifteenth and penultimate child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I....
; Louis and his wife were executed in the Revolution; - Marie Anne Françoise de Noailles (1719-1793) married in 1744 Ludwig Engelbert de La Marck (1701-1773), Count of Schleiden.
Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles (29 September 1678 – 24 June 1766) was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
aristocrat
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Greece and India,...
and soldier
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
.
Biography
Son of Anne Jules de Noailles, he inherited the title duc de Noailles on his father's death in 1708.He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
(1710–1713) during which the forces under his command on 24–26 July 1710 drove back a British attack on Sète
Sète
Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois....
. He was president of the Finance Council from 1715 to 1718. He distinguished himself in the War of the Polish Succession
War of the Polish Succession
The War of the Polish Succession was a major European war for princes' possessions sparked by a Polish civil war over the succession to Augustus II, King of Poland that other European powers widened in pursuit of their own national interests...
(1733–1738) and was made a marshal 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...
in 1734, becoming dean of the marshals in 1748. He served in the War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Austrian Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession – including King George's War in North America, the Anglo-Spanish War of Jenkins' Ear, and two of the three Silesian wars – involved most of the powers of Europe over the question of Maria Theresa's succession to the realms of the House of Habsburg.The...
and was appointed to command the French forces in March 1743. He was defeated at the Battle of Dettingen
Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen took place on 27 June 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was the last time that a British monarch personally led his troops into battle...
in June 1743, but successfully drove the 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...
ns out of Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine
The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine was a territory created by the German Empire in 1871 after it annexed most of Alsace and the Moselle region of Lorraine following its victory in the Franco-Prussian War. The Alsatian part lay in the Rhine Valley on the west bank of the Rhine River and east...
the following year, although he missed an opportunity to seriously damage the Austrian army as it was crossing the Rhine. He was Foreign Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs ), is France's foreign affairs ministry, with the headquarters located on the Quai d'Orsay in Paris close to the National Assembly of France. The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the government of France is the cabinet minister responsible for...
from April to November 1744, and regarded Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
as a greater enemy of France than Austria. He later acted in a diplomatic
Diplomacy
Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states...
capacity and had substantial influence over the course of foreign policy.
In 1698, as comte d'Ayen, he married Françoise Charlotte Amable d'Aubigné
Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné
Françoise Charlotte Amable d'Aubigné, Duchess of Noailles was the wife of Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles. She was the niece of Françoise d'Aubigné, Madame de Maintenon, and her heiress.-Biography:...
, niece and beneficiary of the marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She was known during her first marriage as Madame Scarron, and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon...
, and by her had six children, 4 daughters and 2 sons. His two sons Louis, 4th duc de Noailles
Louis, 4th duc de Noailles
Louis de Noailles, 4th Duke of Noailles was a French peer and Marshal of France. He married Catherine de Cossé-Brissac, on 25 February 1737...
, and Philippe, duc de Mouchy, also went on to become marshals of France.
The duc de Noailles was made a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...
in 1702, a Grandee
Grandee
Grandee is the word used to render in English the Iberic high aristocratic title Grande , used by the Spanish nobility; Portuguese nobility, and Brazilian nobility....
of Spain in 1711, and a Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1724.
Issue
- Françoise Adélaide de Noailles (1704-1776) married Charles de Lorraine in 1717, son of Louis de LorraineLouis, Count of ArmagnacLouis of Lorraine was the Count of Armagnac from his father's death in 1666. The Grand Squire of France, he was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Guise, itself a cadet branch of the sovereign House of Lorraine...
and had no issue; divorced in 1721; - Amable Gabrielle de Noailles (1706-1742) married Honoré Armand de VillarsHonoré-Armand de VillarsDon Honoré Armand de Villars, 2e duc de Villars , Duke and Peer of France, Prince of Martigues, Grandee of Spain, Knight of the Golden Fleece, Viscount of Melun, Marquis of la Melle, Count of Rochemiley, was a French nobleman, soldier and politician.-Early life:He was the son of Claude Louis Hector...
and had one daughter, Amable Angélique de Villars; Amable Angélique may have been the daughter of le chevalier d'OrléansJean Philippe d'OrléansJean Philippe, bâtard d'Orléans , called le chevalier d'Orléans or le Grand Prieur d'Orléans, was an illegitimate son of Philippe d'Orléans, nephew and son-in-law of Louis XIV.-Biography:...
, whose mistress was Amable Gabrielle; - Marie Louise de Noailles (1710- ?) married in 1737 to Jacques Nompar de CaumontJacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la ForceJacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force was a marshal of France and peer of France.He was born in La Force, the son of Francois de Caumont and Philippes de Beaupoil....
, Duke of La Force and divorced in 1742; had no issue; - Louis de Noailles, duc d'Ayen, duc de Noailles (1713-1793) married Catherine Françoise Charlotte de Cossé-Brissac and had issue;
- Philippe de Noailles, comte de Noailles, duc de Mouchy (1715-1794) married the famous Madame Étiquette and had issue; wife was a Lady-in-waitingLady-in-waitingA lady-in-waiting is a female personal assistant at a royal court, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman from a family highly thought of in good society, but was of lower rank than the woman on whom she...
to Marie AntoinetteMarie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette ; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was an Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of France and of Navarre. She was the fifteenth and penultimate child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I....
; Louis and his wife were executed in the Revolution; - Marie Anne Françoise de Noailles (1719-1793) married in 1744 Ludwig Engelbert de La Marck (1701-1773), Count of Schleiden.
Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles (29 September 1678 – 24 June 1766) was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
aristocrat
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Greece and India,...
and soldier
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
.
Biography
Son of Anne Jules de Noailles, he inherited the title duc de Noailles on his father's death in 1708.He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
(1710–1713) during which the forces under his command on 24–26 July 1710 drove back a British attack on Sète
Sète
Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois....
. He was president of the Finance Council from 1715 to 1718. He distinguished himself in the War of the Polish Succession
War of the Polish Succession
The War of the Polish Succession was a major European war for princes' possessions sparked by a Polish civil war over the succession to Augustus II, King of Poland that other European powers widened in pursuit of their own national interests...
(1733–1738) and was made a marshal 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...
in 1734, becoming dean of the marshals in 1748. He served in the War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Austrian Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession – including King George's War in North America, the Anglo-Spanish War of Jenkins' Ear, and two of the three Silesian wars – involved most of the powers of Europe over the question of Maria Theresa's succession to the realms of the House of Habsburg.The...
and was appointed to command the French forces in March 1743. He was defeated at the Battle of Dettingen
Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen took place on 27 June 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was the last time that a British monarch personally led his troops into battle...
in June 1743, but successfully drove the 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...
ns out of Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine
The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine was a territory created by the German Empire in 1871 after it annexed most of Alsace and the Moselle region of Lorraine following its victory in the Franco-Prussian War. The Alsatian part lay in the Rhine Valley on the west bank of the Rhine River and east...
the following year, although he missed an opportunity to seriously damage the Austrian army as it was crossing the Rhine. He was Foreign Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs ), is France's foreign affairs ministry, with the headquarters located on the Quai d'Orsay in Paris close to the National Assembly of France. The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the government of France is the cabinet minister responsible for...
from April to November 1744, and regarded Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
as a greater enemy of France than Austria. He later acted in a diplomatic
Diplomacy
Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states...
capacity and had substantial influence over the course of foreign policy.
In 1698, as comte d'Ayen, he married Françoise Charlotte Amable d'Aubigné
Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné
Françoise Charlotte Amable d'Aubigné, Duchess of Noailles was the wife of Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles. She was the niece of Françoise d'Aubigné, Madame de Maintenon, and her heiress.-Biography:...
, niece and beneficiary of the marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She was known during her first marriage as Madame Scarron, and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon...
, and by her had six children, 4 daughters and 2 sons. His two sons Louis, 4th duc de Noailles
Louis, 4th duc de Noailles
Louis de Noailles, 4th Duke of Noailles was a French peer and Marshal of France. He married Catherine de Cossé-Brissac, on 25 February 1737...
, and Philippe, duc de Mouchy, also went on to become marshals of France.
The duc de Noailles was made a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...
in 1702, a Grandee
Grandee
Grandee is the word used to render in English the Iberic high aristocratic title Grande , used by the Spanish nobility; Portuguese nobility, and Brazilian nobility....
of Spain in 1711, and a Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1724.
Issue
- Françoise Adélaide de Noailles (1704-1776) married Charles de Lorraine in 1717, son of Louis de LorraineLouis, Count of ArmagnacLouis of Lorraine was the Count of Armagnac from his father's death in 1666. The Grand Squire of France, he was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Guise, itself a cadet branch of the sovereign House of Lorraine...
and had no issue; divorced in 1721; - Amable Gabrielle de Noailles (1706-1742) married Honoré Armand de VillarsHonoré-Armand de VillarsDon Honoré Armand de Villars, 2e duc de Villars , Duke and Peer of France, Prince of Martigues, Grandee of Spain, Knight of the Golden Fleece, Viscount of Melun, Marquis of la Melle, Count of Rochemiley, was a French nobleman, soldier and politician.-Early life:He was the son of Claude Louis Hector...
and had one daughter, Amable Angélique de Villars; Amable Angélique may have been the daughter of le chevalier d'OrléansJean Philippe d'OrléansJean Philippe, bâtard d'Orléans , called le chevalier d'Orléans or le Grand Prieur d'Orléans, was an illegitimate son of Philippe d'Orléans, nephew and son-in-law of Louis XIV.-Biography:...
, whose mistress was Amable Gabrielle; - Marie Louise de Noailles (1710- ?) married in 1737 to Jacques Nompar de CaumontJacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la ForceJacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force was a marshal of France and peer of France.He was born in La Force, the son of Francois de Caumont and Philippes de Beaupoil....
, Duke of La Force and divorced in 1742; had no issue; - Louis de Noailles, duc d'Ayen, duc de Noailles (1713-1793) married Catherine Françoise Charlotte de Cossé-Brissac and had issue;
- Philippe de Noailles, comte de Noailles, duc de Mouchy (1715-1794) married the famous Madame Étiquette and had issue; wife was a Lady-in-waitingLady-in-waitingA lady-in-waiting is a female personal assistant at a royal court, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman from a family highly thought of in good society, but was of lower rank than the woman on whom she...
to Marie AntoinetteMarie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette ; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was an Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of France and of Navarre. She was the fifteenth and penultimate child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I....
; Louis and his wife were executed in the Revolution; - Marie Anne Françoise de Noailles (1719-1793) married in 1744 Ludwig Engelbert de La Marck (1701-1773), Count of Schleiden.