Louis, Marquis of Brancas and Prince of Nisaro
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Louis-Henri de Brancas-Forcalquier, (Pernes
, 19 January 1672 – 9 August 1750) was a Marshal of France
.
He was the second marquis of Céreste
, but was better known as « Le Marquis de Brancas ». Ha was also (nominal) prince souverain of the island of Nisyros
. This principality
had been created for Bufille Brancaccio, count of Agnano
(Sicily), by Pope Boniface IX
.
He served Louis XV of France
on land and sea and was made a Marshal of France
in 1740.
Louis-Henri de Brancas-Forcalquier was also French ambassador in Spain, Grandee of Spain and a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece
.
He married on 24 January 1696 with Elizabeth Charlotte de Brancas-Villars.
Pernes
Pernes is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Pernes, Pas-de-Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais département* Bailleul-lès-Pernes, in the Pas-de-Calais département* La Roque-sur-Pernes, in the Vaucluse département...
, 19 January 1672 – 9 August 1750) was 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...
.
He was the second marquis of Céreste
Céreste
Céreste is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-History:A Gallo-Roman period settlement was established in the quarter of today's Saint-Sauveur priory, possibly as a crossing control point for the river...
, but was better known as « Le Marquis de Brancas ». Ha was also (nominal) prince souverain of the island of Nisyros
Nisyros
Nisyros is a volcanic Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, situated between the islands of Kos and Tilos. Its shape is approximately round, with a diameter of about , and an area of . Several other islets are found in the direct...
. This principality
Principality
A principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or princess, or by a monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince....
had been created for Bufille Brancaccio, count of Agnano
Agnano
Agnano is a volcanic crater in Napoli, Italy, situated northwest of Naples in the Campi Flegrei region. It was popular among both Greeks and Romans, and was famed for its hot springs....
(Sicily), by Pope Boniface IX
Pope Boniface IX
Pope Boniface IX , born Piero Tomacelli, was the second Roman Pope of the Western Schism from November 2, 1389, until October 1, 1404...
.
He served Louis XV of France
Louis XV of France
Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
on land and sea 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 1740.
Louis-Henri de Brancas-Forcalquier was also French ambassador in Spain, Grandee of Spain and a Knight in 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...
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He married on 24 January 1696 with Elizabeth Charlotte de Brancas-Villars.