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Louis, Prince of Brionne

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Louis
Prince of Brionne
Engraving of Louis
Born(1725-09-10)10 September 1725
Died28 June 1761(1761-06-28) (aged 35)
SpouseLouise Charlotte de Gramont
Auguste de Coëtquen
Louise Julie Constance de Rohan
Issue
Detail
Charles Eugène, Prince of Lambesc
Joséphine, Princess of Carignan
Anne Charlotte, Mademoiselle de Brionne
Joseph Louis, Prince of Lorraine-Vaudémont
Names
Louis Charles de Lorraine
HouseHouse of Lorraine
FatherLouis de Lorraine
MotherJeanne Henriette de Durfort
Louis' wife with the duc de Choiseul.

Louis of Lorraine (Louis Charles; 10 September 1725 – 28 June 1761) 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. He was the Grand Squire of France and Governor of Anjou.

Early life

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He was born as the fourth child and the first son of Louis de Lorraine, Prince of Lambesc and his wife, Jeanne Henriette Marguerite de Durfort (1691-1750), granddaughter of Jacques Henri de Durfort, Duke of Duras.

Military career

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In 1752 he was created the Grand Squire of France, a post which had been occupied by his distant cousin Charles de Lorraine.[1] The post was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France and a member of the King's Household. The position was roughly equivalent to the United Kingdom positions of Master of the Horse and the Crown Equerry.

Louis XV made him a Brigadier of the King's Armies in April 1745[2][failed verification] and a knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, the most prestigious knighthoods in France (21 May 1752).[2][failed verification]

Marriages and issue

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On 31 January 1740 he married firstly Louise Charlotte de Gramont, Mademoiselle de Guiche (1725-1742), daughter of Antoine V de Gramont, Duke of Guiche and Marie Christine de Noailles (1672-1748). They didn't have children.

On 29 December 1744 he married for the second time. The bride was Auguste de Coëtquen (1722-1746), his first wife's cousin, daughter of Jules Malo de Coëtquen, Marquis de Coëtquen, Count de Comburg (1698-1727) and his wife, Marie Charlotte Élisabeth de Nicolaÿ (1715-1784). They didn't have children.

On 3 October 1748 he married his third wife, Princess Louise Julie Constance of Rohan (1734–1815), daughter of the Prince of Rochefort.[3] They had:

Ancestry

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References and notes

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  1. ^ "Great Officers of the Crown".
  2. ^ a b Vail, J.L. "Maison de Lorraine". Génélogie .org. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  3. ^ Baptised Louise Julie Constance de Rohan