Louis VII of Gramont, duc de Gramont
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Louis VII of Gramont was Duke of Gramont
and a French general in the War of Austrian Succession.
He was the son of Marshal of France Antoine V de Gramont
and Marie-Christine de Noailles (1672-1748), daughter of Marshal of France Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles
.
He married on 11 March 1720 with Geneviève de Gontaut (1696-1756), daughter of Marshal of France Charles-Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron
(1663-1756), and had three children.
He became Duke of Gramont after the death of his elder brother Antoine VI in 1741.
Louis of Gramont is best known for his role in the Battle of Dettingen
, when his uncle Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
had manoeuvered the British and Austrians into a trap, exposed to the French artillery from the other side of the Main. Louis de Gramont was at the head of a blocking force of some 23,000 troops and was ordered to prevent an allied breakout. Instead he launched an all-out attack, which forced the French artillery to stop firing and with the attack spent and the French out of their defenses, the allies counter-attacked drove Gramont's force across and into the river, opening the road to Hanau and out of the trap.
He fought the allies again in the Battle of Fontenoy
and was killed.
Louis VII of Gramont (29 May 1689 – Battle of Fontenoy
, 11 May 1745) was Duke of Gramont
and a French general in the War of Austrian Succession.
He was the son of Marshal of France Antoine V de Gramont
and Marie-Christine de Noailles (1672-1748), daughter of Marshal of France Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles
.
He married on 11 March 1720 with Geneviève de Gontaut (1696-1756), daughter of Marshal of France Charles-Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron
(1663-1756), and had three children.
He became Duke of Gramont after the death of his elder brother Antoine VI in 1741.
Louis of Gramont is best known for his role in the Battle of Dettingen
, when his uncle Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
had manoeuvered the British and Austrians into a trap, exposed to the French artillery from the other side of the Main. Louis de Gramont was at the head of a blocking force of some 23,000 troops and was ordered to prevent an allied breakout. Instead he launched an all-out attack, which forced the French artillery to stop firing and with the attack spent and the French out of their defenses, the allies counter-attacked drove Gramont's force across and into the river, opening the road to Hanau and out of the trap.
He fought the allies again in the Battle of Fontenoy
and was killed.
Louis VII of Gramont (29 May 1689 – Battle of Fontenoy
, 11 May 1745) was Duke of Gramont
and a French general in the War of Austrian Succession.
He was the son of Marshal of France Antoine V de Gramont
and Marie-Christine de Noailles (1672-1748), daughter of Marshal of France Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles
.
He married on 11 March 1720 with Geneviève de Gontaut (1696-1756), daughter of Marshal of France Charles-Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron
(1663-1756), and had three children.
He became Duke of Gramont after the death of his elder brother Antoine VI in 1741.
Louis of Gramont is best known for his role in the Battle of Dettingen
, when his uncle Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
had manoeuvered the British and Austrians into a trap, exposed to the French artillery from the other side of the Main. Louis de Gramont was at the head of a blocking force of some 23,000 troops and was ordered to prevent an allied breakout. Instead he launched an all-out attack, which forced the French artillery to stop firing and with the attack spent and the French out of their defenses, the allies counter-attacked drove Gramont's force across and into the river, opening the road to Hanau and out of the trap.
He fought the allies again in the Battle of Fontenoy
and was killed.
Gramont
Gramont is the name of an old French noble family, whose name is connected to the castle of Gramont, Agramont in Spanish, in the French Basque province of Lower Navarre.- Key representatives :...
and a French general in the War of Austrian Succession.
He was the son of Marshal of France Antoine V de Gramont
Antoine V de Gramont
Antoine V de Gramont , Duke of Guiche, French military figure and member of the Gramont family. He was the oldest child of Antoine Charles IV de Gramont and Marie Charlotte de Castelnau. At the age of thirteen, he became a musketeer and by 1687 he had become head of his regiment and had married the...
and Marie-Christine de Noailles (1672-1748), daughter of Marshal of France Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles
Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles
Anne Jules de Noailles, 2th Duke of Noailles was one of the chief generals of France towards the end of the reign of Louis XIV, and, after raising the regiment of Noailles in 1689, he commanded in Spain during both the War of the Grand Alliance and the War of the Spanish Succession, and was made...
.
He married on 11 March 1720 with Geneviève de Gontaut (1696-1756), daughter of Marshal of France Charles-Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron
Charles-Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron
Charles Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron , great-grandson of Armand de Gontout-Biron, was a French military leader who served with distinction under Louis XIV and Louis XV, and was made a Marshal of France by the latter....
(1663-1756), and had three children.
He became Duke of Gramont after the death of his elder brother Antoine VI in 1741.
Louis of Gramont is best known for his role in 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...
, when his uncle Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles was a French aristocrat and soldier.-Biography:Son of Anne Jules de Noailles, he inherited the title duc de Noailles on his father's death in 1708....
had manoeuvered the British and Austrians into a trap, exposed to the French artillery from the other side of the Main. Louis de Gramont was at the head of a blocking force of some 23,000 troops and was ordered to prevent an allied breakout. Instead he launched an all-out attack, which forced the French artillery to stop firing and with the attack spent and the French out of their defenses, the allies counter-attacked drove Gramont's force across and into the river, opening the road to Hanau and out of the trap.
He fought the allies again in the Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Fontenoy
The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession, fought between the forces of the Pragmatic Allies – comprising mainly Dutch, British, and Hanoverian troops under the nominal command of the Duke of Cumberland – and a French army under Maurice de...
and was killed.
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Louis VII of Gramont (29 May 1689 – Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Fontenoy
The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession, fought between the forces of the Pragmatic Allies – comprising mainly Dutch, British, and Hanoverian troops under the nominal command of the Duke of Cumberland – and a French army under Maurice de...
, 11 May 1745) was Duke of Gramont
Gramont
Gramont is the name of an old French noble family, whose name is connected to the castle of Gramont, Agramont in Spanish, in the French Basque province of Lower Navarre.- Key representatives :...
and a French general in the War of Austrian Succession.
He was the son of Marshal of France Antoine V de Gramont
Antoine V de Gramont
Antoine V de Gramont , Duke of Guiche, French military figure and member of the Gramont family. He was the oldest child of Antoine Charles IV de Gramont and Marie Charlotte de Castelnau. At the age of thirteen, he became a musketeer and by 1687 he had become head of his regiment and had married the...
and Marie-Christine de Noailles (1672-1748), daughter of Marshal of France Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles
Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles
Anne Jules de Noailles, 2th Duke of Noailles was one of the chief generals of France towards the end of the reign of Louis XIV, and, after raising the regiment of Noailles in 1689, he commanded in Spain during both the War of the Grand Alliance and the War of the Spanish Succession, and was made...
.
He married on 11 March 1720 with Geneviève de Gontaut (1696-1756), daughter of Marshal of France Charles-Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron
Charles-Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron
Charles Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron , great-grandson of Armand de Gontout-Biron, was a French military leader who served with distinction under Louis XIV and Louis XV, and was made a Marshal of France by the latter....
(1663-1756), and had three children.
He became Duke of Gramont after the death of his elder brother Antoine VI in 1741.
Louis of Gramont is best known for his role in 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...
, when his uncle Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles was a French aristocrat and soldier.-Biography:Son of Anne Jules de Noailles, he inherited the title duc de Noailles on his father's death in 1708....
had manoeuvered the British and Austrians into a trap, exposed to the French artillery from the other side of the Main. Louis de Gramont was at the head of a blocking force of some 23,000 troops and was ordered to prevent an allied breakout. Instead he launched an all-out attack, which forced the French artillery to stop firing and with the attack spent and the French out of their defenses, the allies counter-attacked drove Gramont's force across and into the river, opening the road to Hanau and out of the trap.
He fought the allies again in the Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Fontenoy
The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession, fought between the forces of the Pragmatic Allies – comprising mainly Dutch, British, and Hanoverian troops under the nominal command of the Duke of Cumberland – and a French army under Maurice de...
and was killed.
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Louis VII of Gramont (29 May 1689 – Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Fontenoy
The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession, fought between the forces of the Pragmatic Allies – comprising mainly Dutch, British, and Hanoverian troops under the nominal command of the Duke of Cumberland – and a French army under Maurice de...
, 11 May 1745) was Duke of Gramont
Gramont
Gramont is the name of an old French noble family, whose name is connected to the castle of Gramont, Agramont in Spanish, in the French Basque province of Lower Navarre.- Key representatives :...
and a French general in the War of Austrian Succession.
He was the son of Marshal of France Antoine V de Gramont
Antoine V de Gramont
Antoine V de Gramont , Duke of Guiche, French military figure and member of the Gramont family. He was the oldest child of Antoine Charles IV de Gramont and Marie Charlotte de Castelnau. At the age of thirteen, he became a musketeer and by 1687 he had become head of his regiment and had married the...
and Marie-Christine de Noailles (1672-1748), daughter of Marshal of France Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles
Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles
Anne Jules de Noailles, 2th Duke of Noailles was one of the chief generals of France towards the end of the reign of Louis XIV, and, after raising the regiment of Noailles in 1689, he commanded in Spain during both the War of the Grand Alliance and the War of the Spanish Succession, and was made...
.
He married on 11 March 1720 with Geneviève de Gontaut (1696-1756), daughter of Marshal of France Charles-Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron
Charles-Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron
Charles Armand de Gontaut, duc de Biron , great-grandson of Armand de Gontout-Biron, was a French military leader who served with distinction under Louis XIV and Louis XV, and was made a Marshal of France by the latter....
(1663-1756), and had three children.
He became Duke of Gramont after the death of his elder brother Antoine VI in 1741.
Louis of Gramont is best known for his role in 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...
, when his uncle Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles
Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles was a French aristocrat and soldier.-Biography:Son of Anne Jules de Noailles, he inherited the title duc de Noailles on his father's death in 1708....
had manoeuvered the British and Austrians into a trap, exposed to the French artillery from the other side of the Main. Louis de Gramont was at the head of a blocking force of some 23,000 troops and was ordered to prevent an allied breakout. Instead he launched an all-out attack, which forced the French artillery to stop firing and with the attack spent and the French out of their defenses, the allies counter-attacked drove Gramont's force across and into the river, opening the road to Hanau and out of the trap.
He fought the allies again in the Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Fontenoy
The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession, fought between the forces of the Pragmatic Allies – comprising mainly Dutch, British, and Hanoverian troops under the nominal command of the Duke of Cumberland – and a French army under Maurice de...
and was killed.