Louis, Prince of Lambesc
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Louis of Lorraine was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine
, the House of Guise
and known as the prince de Lambesc.
As an infant, he was immortalised by the artist François de Troy
who painted him with his mother in circa 1697.
He fought along side his uncle the Count of Armagnac
at the Battle of Malplaquet
in 1709 and was captured by Prince Eugene of Savoy
. He was later created the Governor of Anjou
in 1712 and in 1719, he was made a Brigadier of the King's armies.
He married Jeanne Henriette Marguerite de Durfort, grand daughter of Jacques Henri de Durfort
on 22 May 1709. The couple had six children, two of which would have issue. He died in 1743 being outlived by his wife by seven years.
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...
, the House of Guise
House of Guise
The House of Guise was a French ducal family, partly responsible for the French Wars of Religion.The Guises were Catholic, and Henry Guise wanted to end growing Calvinist influence...
and known as the prince de Lambesc.
Biography
The eldest of two children born to the Count and Countess of Brionne, he had a younger sister, Marie Louise (1693–1724) who died unmarried.As an infant, he was immortalised by the artist François de Troy
François de Troy
François de Troy was a French painter and engraver who became principal painter to King James II in exile at Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Director of the Académie Royale de peinture et de sculpture.-Early life:...
who painted him with his mother in circa 1697.
He fought along side his uncle the Count of Armagnac
Charles, Count of Armagnac
Charles of Lorraine was a member of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine. Succeeding his father as the Count of Armagnac, he also succeeded to being the Count of Brionne as well as the Grand Squire of France.-Biography:Born to Louis of Lorraine, comte d'Armagnac and his wife...
at the Battle of Malplaquet
Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet, fought on 11 September 1709, was one of the main battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, which opposed the Bourbons of France and Spain against an alliance whose major members were the Habsburg Monarchy, Great Britain, the United Provinces and the Kingdom of...
in 1709 and was captured by 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...
. He was later created the Governor of Anjou
Anjou
Anjou is a former county , duchy and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. It corresponds largely to the present-day département of Maine-et-Loire...
in 1712 and in 1719, he was made a Brigadier of the King's armies.
He married Jeanne Henriette Marguerite de Durfort, grand daughter of Jacques Henri de Durfort
Jacques Henri de Durfort de Duras
Jacques Henri de Durfort, Duke of Duras was marshal of France.-Life:Jacques Henri was the oldest son of Guy Aldonce de Durfort , marquis of Duras, count of Rozan and of Lorges, maréchal de camp and of Élisabeth de La Tour d'Auvergne, sister of Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, better known as...
on 22 May 1709. The couple had six children, two of which would have issue. He died in 1743 being outlived by his wife by seven years.
Issue
- Jeanne Louise of Lorraine (4 December 1711–2 October 1772) never married;
- Louise de Lorraine (21 July 1722–6 January 1747) married Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and TaxisAlexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis-Titles and styles:*21 March 1704 – 8 November 1739: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis*8 November 1739 – 17 March 1773: His Serene Highness The Prince of Thurn and Taxis-Honours:...
, had no issue; - Henriette Julienne Gabrielle of Lorraine (3 October 1724–24 March 1761) married Dom Jayme Alvares Pereira de Melo, Duke of Cadaval and had issue;
- Louis of LorraineLouis, Prince of BrionneLouis of Lorraine was a member of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine. He married three times and through his daughter, is an ancestor of the present House of Savoy...
, Prince of Brionne (10 September 1725–28 June 1761) married three times; first to Louise Charlotte de Gramont, daughter of the Duke of Gramont, had no issue; married Auguste de Coëtquen, no issue; lastly married Louise Julie Constance de Rohan and had issue; - Camille of Lorraine (31 December 1726–21 August 1788) never married;
- Henriette Agathe of Lorraine (13 July 1731–30 November 1756) never married.