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17th and 18th-century French nobleman and general
Anne Jules de Noailles
Duke of Noailles
Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud
Born(1650-02-05)5 February 1650
Paris, France
Died2 October 1708(1708-10-02) (aged 58)
Versailles, France
Noble familyNoailles
Spouse(s)Marie-Françoise de Bournonville
IssueMarie Christine, Duchess of Gramont
Louis Paul, Count o Ayen
Marie Charlotte, Marquise of Coëtquen
Adrien Maurice, Duke of Noailles
Lucie Félicité, Duchess of Estrées
Marie Thérèse, Duchess of La Vallière
Emmanuel Jules. Count of Noailles
Marie Françoise, Marquise of Lavardin
Marie Victoire, Countess of Toulouse
Marie Émilie, Marquise of Châteauregnaud
Jules Adrien, Count of Noailles
Anne Louise, Marquise Mancini
FatherAnne de Noailles
MotherLouise Boyer

Anne Jules de Noailles, 2nd Duke of Noailles (5 February 1650 – 2 October 1708) 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 marshal of France in 1693.

Early life

He was the son of Anne de Noailles, 1st Duke of Noailles and his wife, Louise Boyer.

Career

Noailles acceded to the title of Duke of Noailles on his father's death in 1678. As one of the chief generals of France towards the end of the reign of Louis XIV, he raised the Noailles Regiment in 1689. He commanded in Spain during both the War of the Grand Alliance and the War of the Spanish Succession, and was made marshal of France in 1693.

Personal life

He was married to Marie-Françoise de Bournonville, with whom he had many children, including:

  1. Marie Christine de Noailles (1672–1748), who married Antoine de Gramont, Duke of Gramont.
  2. Louis Marie de Noailles (b. 1675)
  3. Louis Paul de Noailles (b. 1676), styled Count of Ayen.
  4. Marie Charlotte de Noailles (1677–1723), married Malo, Marquis of Coëtquen
  5. Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles (1678–1766), who married Françoise-Charlotte d'Aubigné, niece of Madame de Maintenon.
  6. Anne Louise de Noailles (b. 1679)
  7. Jean Anne de Noailles (b. 1681)
  8. Julie Françoise de Noailles (b. 1682)
  9. Lucie Félicité de Noailles (b. 1683), who married Victor Marie d'Estrées in 1698.
  10. Marie-Thérèse de Noailles (b. 1684–1784), who married Charles François de la Baume Le Blanc, duc de La Vallière.
  11. Emmanuel Jules de Noailles (1686–1702), styled Count of Noailles.
  12. Marie Françoise de Noailles (b. 1687), who married Emmanuel de Beaumanoir, Marquis of Lavardin
  13. Marie Victoire de Noailles (1688–1766), who married Louis de Pardaillan, Marquis of Gondrin. After his death in 1712, she married his half-uncle, the Count of Toulouse (one of King Louis XIV's illegitimate sons).
  14. Marie Émilie de Noailles (1689–1723), who married Emmanuel Rousselet, Marquis of Châteauregnaud.
  15. Jules Adrien de Noailles (1690–1710), styled Count of Noailles.
  16. Marie Uranie de Noailles (b. 1691), who became a nun.
  17. Anne Louise de Noailles (b. 1695), who married François Le Tellier, Marquis of Louvois in 1716, and had issue. After his death, she married Jacques Hippolyte Mancini, Marquis Mancini, son of Philippe Jules Mancini, and had issue.

Upon his death, he was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Adrien-Maurice. One of his daughters, Marie Victoire, married one of King Louis XIV's illegitimate sons, the Count of Toulouse.

Descendants

Through his youngest daughter Anne Louise, he is a direct ancestor of the present Prince of Monaco, Albert II.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 722.
  2. ^ Oettinger & Kesselmeyer 1869, p. 64.

References

  • Oettinger, Eduard Maria; Kesselmeyer, Karl August (1869). Moniteur des dates (in German). L. Denicke. p. 64. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

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External links

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Anne Jules de Noailles, 2nd Duke of Noailles House of NoaillesBorn: 5 February 1650 Died: 2 October 1708
French nobility
Preceded byAnne Duke of Noailles
1677–1708
Succeeded byAdrien-Maurice
Ducal House of Noailles
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Anne
Spouse(s)
Children
Anne Jules
Spouse(s)
  • Marie-Françoise de Bournonville
Children
Adrien Maurice
Spouse(s)
Children
Grandchildren
Louis
Spouse(s)
  • Catherine Françoise Charlotte de Cossé-Brissac
Children
Jean Louis Paul François
Spouse(s)
Children
  • Adrien Paul Louis
  • Anne Jeanne Baptiste Louise, Viscountess of Ayen
  • Marie Adrienne, Marquise de La Fayette
  • Françoise Antoinette, Countess of Thezan du Pourjol
  • Anne Paule Dominique, Marchioness of Pouzols & Montagu
  • Angélique Françoise d'Assise Rosalie, Marchioness of Grammont
  • Louis Gabriel
Paul
Spouse(s)
  • Alicia de Rochechouart de Mortemart
Children
Jules Charles Victurnien
Spouse(s)
  • Caroline Antoinette de La Ferté-Meun-Molé de Champlâtreux
Children
  • Paul
  • Élisabeth
  • Marie Emma Madeleine
  • Pauline Marie Jacqueline
  • Adrien Maurice Victurnien Mathieu de Noailles, Duke of Noailles
  • Helie Guillaume Hubert, Marquis de Noailles
  • Mathieu Fernand Frédéric Pascal, Marquis de Noailles
Adrien Maurice Victurnien Mathieu
Spouse(s)
  • Yolande Louise Marie Valentine d'Albert de Luynes
Children
  • Jean Maurice Paul Jules, Duke of Ayen
  • Yolande, Marchioness of Noailles
  • Élisabeth
François Agénor Alexandre Hélie
Spouse(s)
  • Charlotte Marie Blanche Suzanne Elisabeth Michelle de Caumont La Force
Children
Hélie Marie Auguste Jacques Bertrand Philippe
Spouse(s)
  • Cecile Nadege Marie Paule Gonin
Children
  • Julie, Mrs Guerrand-Hermès
  • Marie-Alicia
  • Emmanuel, Duke of Ayen
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