Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
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Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne (16 July 1706 – 24 October 1771) was a French nobleman and member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne.
(1668–1730) and Marie Armande Victoire de La Trémoille (1677–1717) were married inn 1696 and Charles Godefroy was the youngest of seven children bourn to the couple.
His mother died in 1717 and his father married again. In total Charles Godefroy would have three half siblings from his fathers other three marriages. As the youngest son, he was not expected to succeed to the Duchy of Bouillon which had been in his families hands since 1594.
His siblings included Armande
(1697–1717), Princess of Epinoy (wife of Louis de Melun
) his other full sister Marie Hortense Victoire (1704–1741) married Charles Armand René de La Trémoille
. His younger half sister Anne Marie Louise
married Charles de Rohan, famous general and friend of Louis XV. His youngest sibling, Marie Sophie Charlotte (1729–1763) married the Prince of Craon.
His older brother's Godefroy Maurice (1702–1705) and Frédéric Maurice (1702–1723) died before their father did. His father eventually died in April 1730 and Charles Godefroy then became the sovereign Duke of Bouillon
, a small principality in present day Belgium
.
He married his brother's widow, Maria Karolina Sobieska
, the granddaughter of John III Sobieski
, in 1723. She was the older sister of Clementina Sobieski, wife of James Francis Edward Stuart
. They had two children, a son and a daughter. Their only daughter, Marie Louise Henriette Jeanne de La Tour d'Auvergne, was a famous adventuress, guillotined in 1793.
He started an affair with his step mother, the notably attractive Louise Henriette Françoise de Lorraine
in around 1744. He was a year older than she.
Biography
His parents, Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'AuvergneEmmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne (1668–1730)
Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne 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...
(1668–1730) and Marie Armande Victoire de La Trémoille (1677–1717) were married inn 1696 and Charles Godefroy was the youngest of seven children bourn to the couple.
His mother died in 1717 and his father married again. In total Charles Godefroy would have three half siblings from his fathers other three marriages. As the youngest son, he was not expected to succeed to the Duchy of Bouillon which had been in his families hands since 1594.
His siblings included Armande
Armande de La Tour d'Auvergne
Armande de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French noblewoman and Princess of Epinoy by marriage. She died without issue.-Biography:...
(1697–1717), Princess of Epinoy (wife of Louis de Melun
Louis, 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...
) his other full sister Marie Hortense Victoire (1704–1741) married Charles Armand René de La Trémoille
Charles Armand René de La Trémoille
Charles 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....
. His younger half sister Anne Marie Louise
Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne
Anne 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...
married Charles de Rohan, famous general and friend of Louis XV. His youngest sibling, Marie Sophie Charlotte (1729–1763) married the Prince of Craon.
His older brother's Godefroy Maurice (1702–1705) and Frédéric Maurice (1702–1723) died before their father did. His father eventually died in April 1730 and Charles Godefroy then became the sovereign Duke of Bouillon
Duke of Bouillon
The Duke of Bouillon is a title of nobility. Until the nineteenth century, the Duke of Bouillon was the ruler of the semi-sovereign Duchy of Bouillon , a small state located between Luxembourg, Champagne, and the Three Bishoprics and centered on Bouillon.- History of the Duchy of Bouillon :The...
, a small principality in present day Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
He married his brother's widow, 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 granddaughter of John III Sobieski
John III Sobieski
John III Sobieski was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1674 until his death King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sobieski's 22-year-reign was marked by a period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of the Deluge and...
, in 1723. She was the older sister of Clementina Sobieski, wife of James Francis Edward Stuart
James Francis Edward Stuart
James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales was the son of the deposed James II of England...
. They had two children, a son and a daughter. Their only daughter, Marie Louise Henriette Jeanne de La Tour d'Auvergne, was a famous adventuress, guillotined in 1793.
He started an affair with his step mother, the notably attractive 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...
in around 1744. He was a year older than she.
Issue
- Marie Louise Henriette Jeanne de La Tour d'AuvergneMarie Louise de La Tour d'AuvergneMarie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French noblewoman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne...
(15 August 1725–1793) married the Prince of Guéméné and had issue; was guillotined during the revolution; had a secret child with her cousin Charles Edward StuartCharles Edward StuartPrince Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender was the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of Great Britain , and Ireland...
; - Godefroy Charles Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne (26 January 1728–3 December 1792) married Louise Henriette Gabrielle de Lorraine and had issue, she was a grand daughter of Charles de Lorraine, Count of Marsan.