Marie Charlotte de La Tour d'Auvergne
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Marie Charlotte de La Tour d'Auvergne (Marie Sophie Charlotte; 20 December 1729 – 6 September 1763.) 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. The present Duke of Mouchy line of the Noailles family are descended from her and her husband.
(1668–1730), Duke of Bouillon and his last wife Louise Henriette Françoise de Lorraine
, she was the couple's only child. Her mother was a daughter of Joseph de Lorraine, Count of Harcourt.
Her father was a son of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne
and Marie Anne Mancini
, the latter was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin and a famous and scandalous hostess in her day.
Marie Charlotte was styled as Mademoiselle de Château-Thierry from birth. When her older half sister Anne Marie Louise, Mademoiselle de Bouillon
was married to Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise in 1734, as the most senior unmarried princess of the La Tour d'Auvergne family, she was styled as Mademoiselle de Bouillon till her marriage.
A first cousin included Antoine de Vignerot du Plessis, son of her aunt Élisabeth Sophie de Lorraine
and the famous womaniser Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu.
Her father died in 1730, leaving her mother a widow at twenty-three. Her mother died in 1737. As such she became the ward of her uncle Louis Henri
, known as the comte d'Évreux.
In 1741, her maternal uncle the Prince of Harcourt was a prosed candidate for the 12 year old (1741). Again, the marriage never materialised and the Prince of Harcourt died in 1747 childless.
She married Charles Juste de Beauvau, a member of the wealthy Beauvau family of Lorraine. They were married on 3 April 1745. Her sister in law (her husbands sister) was the famous marquise de Boufflers
.
Her daughter married Philippe Louis de Noailles
, son of Philippe de Noailles and Anne d'Arpajon, lady in waiting to Marie Antoinette
victim of the revolution.
She died of Smallpox
at the Hôtel de Beauvau-Craon, her husbands town house in Lunéville, Lorraine. She and her daughter were heading to Paris from Lorraine when Marie Charlotte caught the illness. Notwithstanding the utmost care, she succumbed to the illness; at the time she was arranging the proposed marriage between her daughter Louise and Armand Louis de Gontaut
, the Duke of Lauzun.
Lauzun and Louise never married and were both greatly affected by the death of Marie Charlotte – the two were in love – and with the death of Marie Charlotte, Lauzun lost his most valuable ally, regarding a union with Louise and himself. Her daughter was placed in the Abbey of Port Royal
in Paris
where she remained till her marriage in 1767.
After her death, her husband married again in 1764 to Marie Charlotte Sylvie de Rohan-Chabot
, a cousin of the Prince of Soubise
. Marie Charlotte Sylvie had had a liaison which had began in 1750. The couple had no issue.
Beauvau family
The Beauvau family was a historic family originating in Anjou. The Beauvau du Rivau branch was rooted in Brittany and produced two bishops of Nantes, whilst the Beauvau-Craon branch was established in Lorraine....
, a powerful family originating in Anjou, she had a daughter aged twenty and died of smallpox at the age of thirty three. The present Duke of Mouchy line of the Noailles family are descended from her and her husband.
Biography
Born at the Hôtel de Bouillon in Paris to 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), Duke of Bouillon and his last wife 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...
, she was the couple's only child. Her mother was a daughter of Joseph de Lorraine, Count of Harcourt.
Her father was a son of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne
Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne
Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French nobleman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, one of the most important families in France at the time...
and Marie Anne Mancini
Marie Anne Mancini
Marie Anne Mancini, duchesse de Bouillon , was the youngest of the five famous Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of King Louis XIV of France as the Mazarinettes because their uncle was the king's chief minister, Cardinal...
, the latter was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin and a famous and scandalous hostess in her day.
Marie Charlotte was styled as Mademoiselle de Château-Thierry from birth. When her older half sister Anne Marie Louise, Mademoiselle de Bouillon
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...
was married to Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise in 1734, as the most senior unmarried princess of the La Tour d'Auvergne family, she was styled as Mademoiselle de Bouillon till her marriage.
A first cousin included Antoine de Vignerot du Plessis, son of her aunt Élisabeth Sophie de Lorraine
Élisabeth Sophie de Lorraine
Élisabeth Sophie of Lorraine was a French noblewoman and the second wife of Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, the famous womaniser the Duke of Richelieu.-Biography:...
and the famous womaniser Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu.
Her father died in 1730, leaving her mother a widow at twenty-three. Her mother died in 1737. As such she became the ward of her uncle Louis Henri
Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne
Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French nobleman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. Given the title comte d'Évreux at birth, he later became a lieutenant of the King's armies. He is sometimes called Henri Louis...
, known as the comte d'Évreux.
In 1741, her maternal uncle the Prince of Harcourt was a prosed candidate for the 12 year old (1741). Again, the marriage never materialised and the Prince of Harcourt died in 1747 childless.
She married Charles Juste de Beauvau, a member of the wealthy Beauvau family of Lorraine. They were married on 3 April 1745. Her sister in law (her husbands sister) was the famous marquise de Boufflers
Marie Françoise Catherine de Beauvau-Craon
Marie Françoise Catherine de Beauvau-Craon, marquise de Boufflers , commonly known as Madame de Boufflers, was a French noblewoman...
.
Her daughter married Philippe Louis de Noailles
Philippe Louis de Noailles
Philippe-Louis-Marc-Antoine, comte de Noailles, prince-duc de Poix, and 2nd Spanish and 1st French duc de Mouchy , was a French soldier, and politician of the Revolution....
, son of Philippe de Noailles and Anne d'Arpajon, lady in waiting to Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette ; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was an Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of France and of Navarre. She was the fifteenth and penultimate child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I....
victim of the revolution.
She died of Smallpox
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"...
at the Hôtel de Beauvau-Craon, her husbands town house in Lunéville, Lorraine. She and her daughter were heading to Paris from Lorraine when Marie Charlotte caught the illness. Notwithstanding the utmost care, she succumbed to the illness; at the time she was arranging the proposed marriage between her daughter Louise and Armand Louis de Gontaut
Armand Louis de Gontaut
Armand Louis de Gontaut, Duc de Lauzun, later duc de Biron, and usually referred to by historians of the French Revolution simply as Biron was a French soldier and politician, known for the part he played in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.-Early titles:Born in...
, the Duke of Lauzun.
Lauzun and Louise never married and were both greatly affected by the death of Marie Charlotte – the two were in love – and with the death of Marie Charlotte, Lauzun lost his most valuable ally, regarding a union with Louise and himself. Her daughter was placed in the Abbey of Port Royal
Port-Royal Abbey, Paris
Port-Royal Abbey was an abbey in Paris that was a stronghold of Jansenism. It was first built in 1626 to relieve pressure of numbers on the mother house at Port-Royal-des-Champs....
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
where she remained till her marriage in 1767.
After her death, her husband married again in 1764 to Marie Charlotte Sylvie de Rohan-Chabot
Duke of Rohan
-House of Rohan:-House of Chabot:-House of Rohan-Chabot:The title prince de Léon is used a a courtesy title until the succession of the duke....
, a cousin of the 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,...
. Marie Charlotte Sylvie had had a liaison which had began in 1750. The couple had no issue.
Issue
- Anne Louise Marie de Beauvau, Mademoiselle de Beauvau (1 April 1750 – 20 November 1834) married Philippe Louis de NoaillesPhilippe Louis de NoaillesPhilippe-Louis-Marc-Antoine, comte de Noailles, prince-duc de Poix, and 2nd Spanish and 1st French duc de Mouchy , was a French soldier, and politician of the Revolution....
, prince de Poix, later Duke of Mouchy and had issue.
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 20 December 1729 – 29 December 1734 Her Highness Mademoiselle de Château-Thierry
- 29 December 1734 – 3 April 1745 Her Highness Mademoiselle de Bouillon
- 3 April 1745 – 6 September 1763 Her Highness the Princess of Beauvau