Louise Henriette Françoise de Lorraine
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Louise Henriette Françoise de Lorraine (1707 – 31 March 1737) was a French noblewoman and member of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine
. She was the last wife of Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne
(1668–1730).
A member of the House of Guise founded by Claude, Duke of Guise
, she was a Princess of Lorraine as a patrilineal descendant of René II, Duke of Lorraine
. At court, she, like his Lorraine family, held the rank of Foreign Prince
, a rank which was below that of the immediate Royal Family
and Princes of the Blood. This also allowed her the style of Her Highness.
Family relations included Emmanuel Maurice, Duke of Elbeuf
, second cousin of her husband via Emmanuel Maurice's mother Élisabeth de La Tour d'Auvergne. Others included the Abbess of Remiremont
, Princess of Epinoy
and a Queen consort of Sardinia.
She was described as very pretty; rather tall than short; neither stout nor slender; an oval face; a broad forehead; black eyes and eyebrows; brown hair; very wide mouth and very red lips
.
Married on 21 March 1725, the couple did not have a child till four years later. They had a daughter named Marie Sophie Charlotte who is an ancestor of the present Dukes of Mouchy, a cadet branch of the House of Noailles
. Her husband died in 1730, leaving Louise Henriette Françoise a widow at the age of 23.
She later became the mistress of her stepson, Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
, who was one year older than she was. Another lover was the Count of Clermont, a grandson of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan.
Louise Henriette Françoise herself died in March 1737 at the age of roughly 30.
Her brother cousin Gaston married Marie Louise de Rohan, sister of Charles, Prince of Soubise
. Charles in turn was the husband of her stepdaughter Anne Marie Louise
.
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...
. She was the last wife of Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne
Emmanuel 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).
Biography
The eldest of four children, her other surviving sister Marie Elisabeth Sofie de Lorraine was the wife of Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis. Prior to her marriage, she was styled as Mademoiselle de Guise.A member of the House of Guise founded by Claude, Duke of Guise
Claude, Duke of Guise
Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise was a French aristocrat and general. He became the first Duke of Guise in 1528....
, she was a Princess of Lorraine as a patrilineal descendant of René II, Duke of Lorraine
René II, Duke of Lorraine
René II was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria 1480–1493 and as King of Naples and Jerusalem 1493–1508...
. At court, she, like his Lorraine family, held the rank of Foreign Prince
Foreign Prince
Foreign Prince is the English translation of prince étranger, a high, though somewhat ambiguous, rank at the French royal court of the ancien régime.-Terminology:...
, a rank which was below that of the immediate Royal Family
Fils de France
Fils de France was the style and rank held by the sons of the kings and dauphins of France. A daughter was known as a fille de France .The children of the dauphin, who was the king's heir apparent, were accorded the same style and status as if they were the king's children instead of his...
and Princes of the Blood. This also allowed her the style of Her Highness.
Family relations included Emmanuel Maurice, Duke of Elbeuf
Emmanuel Maurice, Duke of Elbeuf
Emmanuel Maurice de Lorraine was Duke of Elbeuf and Prince of Lorraine. He succeeded his older brother Henri de Lorrraine as duke...
, second cousin of her husband via Emmanuel Maurice's mother Élisabeth de La Tour d'Auvergne. Others included the Abbess of Remiremont
Béatrice Hiéronyme de Lorraine
Béatrice Hiéronyme de Lorraine was a member of the House of Lorraine and was the Abbess of Remiremont. She was a member of the household of Le Grand Dauphin and was the supposed wife of her cousin the Chevalier de Lorraine...
, Princess of Epinoy
Élisabeth Thérèse de Lorraine
Élisabeth de Lorraine-L'islebonne was a French noblewoman and the Princess of Epinoy by marriage. She is often styled as the princesse de Lillebonne...
and a Queen consort of Sardinia.
She was described as very pretty; rather tall than short; neither stout nor slender; an oval face; a broad forehead; black eyes and eyebrows; brown hair; very wide mouth and very red lips
.
Married on 21 March 1725, the couple did not have a child till four years later. They had a daughter named Marie Sophie Charlotte who is an ancestor of the present Dukes of Mouchy, a cadet branch of the House of Noailles
Duke of Noailles
The title of Duke of Noailles was a French peerage created in 1663 for Anne of Noailles, count of Ayen.The second, third and fourth dukes were all marshals of France...
. Her husband died in 1730, leaving Louise Henriette Françoise a widow at the age of 23.
She later became the mistress of her stepson, Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French nobleman and member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne.-Biography:...
, who was one year older than she was. Another lover was the Count of Clermont, a grandson of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan.
Louise Henriette Françoise herself died in March 1737 at the age of roughly 30.
Her brother cousin Gaston married Marie Louise de Rohan, sister of Charles, Prince of Soubise
Charles, Prince of Soubise
Charles de Rohan , duke of Rohan-Rohan, seigneur of Roberval, and marshal of France from 1758, was a military man, a minister to the kings Louis XV and Louis XVI, and a notorious libertine. The last male of his branch of the House of Rohan, he was also the great grandfather to the duc d'Enghien,...
. Charles in turn was the husband of her stepdaughter 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...
.
Issue
- Marie Sophie Charlotte de La Tour d'AuvergneMarie Charlotte de La Tour d'AuvergneMarie Charlotte de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French noblewoman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. Married into the House of Beauvau, a powerful family originating in Anjou, she had a daughter aged twenty and died of smallpox at the age of thirty three...
(20 December 1729–6 September 1763) married Charles Just de Beauvau, son of Marc de Beauvau, Prince of Beauvau and had issue. Present Duke of Noailles descends from her.
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 1707 – 21 March 1725 Her Highness Mademoiselle de Guise
- 21 March 1725 – 17 April 1730 Her Highness the Duchess of Bouillon
- 17 April 1730 – 31 March 1737 Her Highness the Dowager Duchess of Bouillon