Arms of Godefroy Charles Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon, Albret, et Chateau-Thierry (1728-1792)

La Tour d'Auvergne was a French noble family. Its senior branch, extinct in 1501, held the title of Count of Auvergne and Boulogne for about half a century. Its junior branch, extinct in 1802, held the title of duc de Bouillon since 1594 and the titles of duc d'Albret and duc de Chateau-Thierry since 1651. Image File history File linksMetadata Bouillonarms. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Bouillonarms. ... // Events Alexander becomes King of Poland. ... This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne. ... Boulogne-sur-Mer became the centre of the County of Boulogne in the 9th century. ... --69. ... The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Spain and France (in Italy, principe... Relief map displayed in the city. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... The lordship (seigneurie) of Albret (Labrit, Lebret), situated in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the middle ages. ... Ch teau-Thierry is a commune of north-eastern France, about 56 miles east-northeast of Paris. ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ...

Senior line: Counts of Auvergne and Boulogne

Although various La Tours are mentioned in the documents from the 11th and 12th century, the family history remains unclear until the 13th century, when they owned the lordship of La Tour in Auvergne, hence the name. The medieval family was related through marriages to other notable dynasties of the French South, including Ventadour, La Rochefoucauld, and Levis-Mirepoix. History Auvergne was also historically a province of France, deriving its name from Averni, a Gallic tribe who once occupied the area. ... La Rochefoucauld can refer to: François de La Rochefoucauld La Rochefoucauld, Charente, a commune in the Charente département in France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The La Tours d'Auvergne maintained close ties with the Avignon popes, and many of them became bishops and cardinals, particularly after 1352, when Guy de La Tour married Marthe Rogier de Beaufort, Gregory XI's niece and Clement VI's grand niece. Their son Bertrand IV de La Tour (1375-1423) married a rich heiress, Marie d'Auvergne, in 1389, with their son Bertrand V de La Tour succeeding to the Counties of Auvergne and Boulogne in 1437. View over the Rhône River to North-East with Mt Ventoux at the rear Palais des papes Square below the Palace of the Popes Paul Vs coat-of-arms on the Palais des papes The Notre Dame des Doms cathedral is located in the heart of Avignon, near... Events June 4 - Glarus joins the Swiss Confederation. ... Gregory XI, né Pierre Roger de Beaufort ( 1336 - March 27, 1378), pope from 1370 to 1378, born in Limousin in 1336, succeeded Urban V in 1370 as one of the Avignon popes. ... Clement VI, né Pierre Roger (1291 - December 6, 1352), pope (1342-1352), the fourth of the France, and he further evinced his French sympathies by refusing a solemn invitation to return to Rome, and by purchasing the sovereignty of Avignon from Joanna, queen of Naples, for 80,000 crowns. ... Events February 24 - Margaret I seizes Albert, thus becoming ruler of Denmark, Norway and Sweden June 28 - Battle of Kosovo between Serbs and Ottomans. ... History Auvergne was also historically a province of France, deriving its name from Averni, a Gallic tribe who once occupied the area. ... Boulogne is the name of several communes in France: Boulogne in the Vendée département Boulogne-Billancourt, in the Hauts-de-Seine département Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the Pas_de_Calais département This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Events foundation of All Souls College, University of Oxford. ...

Bertrand V's grandson Jean III (1467-1501) was the last medieval Count of Auvergne, Boulogne, and Lauraguais. By his marriage to Jeanne de Bourbon-Vendome, he left only two daughters. The elder, Anne, married John Stuart, Duke of Albany but died without issue. The younger, Madeleine, married Lorenzino de Medici and gave birth to Catherine de Medici, who inherited both Auvergne and Boulogne. Duke of Albany is a peerage title that has occasionally been bestowed on the youngers sons in the Scottish and later the British Royal Family, particularly in the Houses of Stuart and Hanover. ... Madeleine de la Tour dAuvergne (birthdate unknown though apparently in 1501, died about 1519) was the wife of Lorenzo (II) de Medicis, Duke of Urbino, and the mother of Catherine of Medici (1519-1589) who became queen of France. ... Catherine de Medici (April 13, 1519–January 5, 1589), born in Italy as Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici, and later queen of France under the French name Catherine de M dicis, was the wife of King Henry II of France, of the Valois branch of the kings of...

The cadet line of this family, extinct in 1497, owned the lordship of Montgascon. Anne de La Tour d'Auvergne, the last of her race and heiress to this lordship, married three times: firstly, in 1506, to Charles de Bourbon, Count of Roussillon; secondly, in 1510, to Jean de Montmorency, lord of Chantilly; and thirdly, in 1518, to her distant cousin, Francois II de La Tour, Viscount of Turenne. For her issue by the last marriage, see below. Events May 10 - Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. ... Mount Canigou (2785m), a Catalan landmark Roussillon (Catalan Rosselló; Spanish Rosellón) is one of the historical counties of the former Principality of Catalonia, corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees). ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Chantilly is a town and commune of France, located north of Paris. ... Henri de la Tour dAuvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, often referred to as Turenne (September 11, 1611 - July 27, 1675) was Marshal of France. ...

Junior line: Viscounts of Turenne and Princes of Sedan

Bertrand de La Tour d'Auvergne, owner of Oliergues and several other seignories, was the author of the junior line of the family. He died in 1329 and was buried in Clermont-Ferrand. His great grandson Guillaume de La Tour became the Bishop of Rodez and the Catholic Patriarch of Antioch. The latter's nephew, Agne IV d'Oliergues, married in 1444 his cousin, Countess Anne de Beaufort, succeeding to the Viscounty of Turenne upon her death. Events Antipope Nicholas V is excommunicated by Pope John XXII. Aimone of Savoy becomes Count of Savoy. ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ... Rodez is a city in southern France in département of Aveyron. ... Patriarch of Antioch is the traditional title carried by the Bishop of Antioch. ... Events March 1 - Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg proclaimed commander of the Albanian resistance April 16 - Truce of Tours. ... Henri de la Tour dAuvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, often referred to as Turenne (September 11, 1611 - July 27, 1675) was Marshal of France. ...

Among his children, the younger, Antoine Raymond, lord of Murat, became the ancestor of the obscure line of La Tour-Apchier, which rose to prominence shortly before its extinction in the 19th century. Agne IV's fifth and eldest surviving son, Antoine de La Tour, succeeded him as Viscount of Turenne and had two children. The youngest, Gilles de La Tour, lord of Limeuil, had issue, including Isabeau de Limeuil, known as the mistress of Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé and mother of his natural children. Louis I was the first Prince of Condé. Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé (May 7, 1530 – March 13, 1569) was a Huguenot leader and general. ...

Henri de La Tour (1555-1623), Marshal of France

Francois II de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne (1497-1532) was the eldest son of Antoine de La Tour and husband of Anne de La Tour de Montgascon (see above). Their grandson Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne (1555-1623) is remembered as a faithful adherent of Henri IV's Huguenot cause and Marshal of France. His first wife was Charlotte de la Marck, heiress to the Principality of Sedan and to the Duchy of Bouillon. Upon her death, Henri inherited her titles and dominions and remarried Elisabeth of Nassau-Orange, William the Silent's daughter. Henri de la Tour dAuvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, often referred to as Turenne (September 11, 1611 - July 27, 1675) achieved military fame and became a Marshal of France. ... By Frans Pourbus the younger. ... In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name of Huguenots came to apply to members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, or historically as the French Calvinists. ... A Ford Taurus, one of the most recognizable sedans built to date. ... William I (William the Silent) William I, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau (April 24, 1533 – July 10, 1584) was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. ...

Hoping to succeed the Orange rulers of the Netherlands, their son and heir Frederic Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon (1605-52) remained in the Dutch service until his marriage to Eleonore-Catherine de Berghes, which was effected against his family's wishes in 1634 and led to his conversion to Catholicism. Compromised in the Cinq-Mars conspiracy, he was pardoned on condition that he would exchange his pricipalities of Sedan, Jametz, and Raucourt - highly important strategically - for the titles of duc d'Albret and duc de Chateau-Thierry in the French peerage. This exchange was formalized in 1651. Although Frederic Maurice was promised to take rank from the original creation of the Duchy of Chateau-Thierry for Robert III de La Marck in 1527, this could never be effected due to vocal opposition of other dukes-peers. The Principality of Orange The title originally referred to the sovereign principality of Orange in southern France, which was a property of the House of Orange (from 1702 Orange-Nassau). ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars (1620 - September 12, 1642) was a favourite of King Louis XIII of France who led the last and most nearly successful of the many conspiracies against the kings powerful first minister, the Cardinal Richelieu. ... The lordship (seigneurie) of Albret (Labrit, Lebret), situated in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the middle ages. ... Ch teau-Thierry is a commune of north-eastern France, about 56 miles east-northeast of Paris. ... The status of Peer of France was held by the greatest and highest-ranking of the French nobility. ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... Events January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ...

Frederic Maurice's younger brother was Viscount Henri de Turenne (1611-1675), undoubtedly the most illustrious member of this family and one of the most successful French generals ever. Hailed by Napoleon as the greatest military leader in history, Turenne was buried at Saint Denis among the kings. Both he and his brother enjoyed the rank and precedence of foreign prince in the French peerage. A database query syntax error has occurred. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... Saint Denis can refer to: a Christian saint: see Denis Seine-Saint-Denis a France Several communes in France: Saint-Denis,in the Aude d partement Saint-Denis, in the Gard d partement Saint-Denis, in the Seine-Saint-Denis d partement, home of Saint Denis Basilica Saint-Denis, in...

Later history: Dukes of Bouillon and Albret

Frederic-Maurice's son, Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne (1641-1721), was the first to become a truly sovereign duke of Bouillon. This happened in 1678, when the Duchy of Bouillon was finally reconquered by Marshal de Créqui from the Spaniards. Apart from his ducal titles, Godefroy-Maurice held the titles of Count of Evreux, Armagnac, Beaumont, etc, was made Grand-Chambellan in 1658 and governor of Auvergne in 1662. All these titles would remain in the la Tour d'Auvergne family for more than a century. Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... Évreux is a commune of Normandy, France, in the Eure département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). ... The hilly Armagnac region in the foothills of the Pyrenées, between the Adour and Garonne rivers is a historic comté of the Duchy of Gascony (Gascogne), established in 601 CE in the southwest of Aquitaine (now France). ... Beaumont can refer to: Beaumont, municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... Events March 18 – Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England – as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 - Samuel Pepys witnessed a Punch and Judy...

Godefroy-Maurice's younger brother, Count Frederic Maurice d'Auvergne (1642-1707), was a prominent general in the Dutch service. He married Henrietta von Hohenzollern (1648-1698), heiress to the marquessate of Bergen-op-Zoom, which passed to their children. After the line went extinct in 1732, Bergen devolved upon Count Palatine Johann Christian von Sulzbach (1700-1733), who had married an heiress, Marie Anne de La Tour d'Auvergne, in 1722. Aerial view of the castle, Hohenzollern, Germany. ... Bergen op Zoom is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... Graf is a German noble title equal in rank to a count or an earl. ... Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ...

Godefroy-Maurice's wife, Marie Anne Mancini (1649-1714), best remembered for her literary pursuits and for her patronage of La Fontaine, was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin. Their eldest son Louis married a heiress to the Duchy of Ventadour but predeceased his parents. The Duchy of Bouillon and other titles passed to their second son, Emmanuel Theodose (1668-1730), whose four wives included Princess de Lorraine-Guise. Another son, Prince Frederic-Jules d'Auvergne (1672-1733) married an Irish adventuress. There are communes that have the name Fontaine, and Fontaines: Fontaine, in the Aube département Fontaine, in the Isère département Fontaine, in the Territoire de Belfort département Related names Fontaine-au-Bois, in the Nord département Fontaine-au-Pire, in the Nord département Fontaine... Cardinal Jules Mazarin, French diplomat and statesman Jules Mazarin, born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino; but best known as Cardinal Mazarin (July 14, 1602 – March 9, 1661) served as the France from 1642, until his death. ... The House of Guise was a French ducal family, primarily responsible for the French Wars of Religion. ...

Henri Louis de La Tour d'Auvergne, comte d'Evreux, Marshal of France. Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud (ca. 1720), now in the Metropolitan Museum.

Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne (1706-1771) was Emmanuel-Theodose's son and the 5th Duke of Bouillon. His wife was Maria Karolina Sobieska, the Polish king's granddaughter and his own brother's widow. Their only daughter, Marie Louise Henriette Jeanne, was a famous adventuress, guillotined in 1793. Although officially married to Jules de Rohan, Duc de Montbazon, she also had offspring by her cousin, the Young Pretender to the thrones of England and Scotland, - the so-called Sobieski-Stuart brothers. Évreux is a commune of Normandy, France, in the Eure département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). ... The Marshal of France (maréchal de France) was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France. ... Louis XIV King of France and Navarre By Hyacinthe Rigaud (1701) Hyacinthe Rigaud (July 20, 1659 - December 27, 1743) was a French painter. ... There is also the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), located in Manhattan. ... Reign From May 21, 1674, until June 17, 1696 Elected On May 21, 1674 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On February 2, 1676 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Nobel Family Sobieski Coat of Arms Janina Parents Jakub Sobieski Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz Consorts Marie Casimire Louise Children... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Bonnie Prince Charlie Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Silvester Severino Maria Stuart (December 31, 1720 – January 31, 1788), was the exiled claimant to the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland, commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. Charles was the son of James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, who was... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland...

Her brother, Godefroy Charles Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne (1728-1792), was the 6th Duke of Bouillon. He served with distinction in the Seven Years' War and was elected to the Royal Academy of Sculpture and Painting in 1777. In just three months, he squandered almost a million livres on his mistress, an opera singer, thus bringing his family to the verge of ruin. Although the 6th duke embraced the French Revolution enthusiastically, the Duchy of Bouillon was annexed by the Republic within three years after his death. His only son, Jacques Leopold Charles Godefroy, incapacitated by a road accident, died in 1802, leaving no issue of his marriage to a Princess of Hesse-Rheinfels. As a consequence, the main line of the La Tour d'Auvergne family went extinct. The Seven Years War, sometimes referred to as the Pomeranian War or the French and Indian War, (1754 and 1756–1763) pitted Great Britain, Prussia, and Hanover against France, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and Saxony. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... During the French Revolution (1789-1799) democracy and republicanism replaced the absolute monarchy in France, and the French sector of the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... --69. ... This branch of the Hessian ruling family resided in Rheinfels castle near St. ...

Bouillon Succession

In 1780 the 6th Duke of Bouillon contracted an acquaintance with a certain Philip Dauvergne, a British naval officer imprisoned in France. As a family legend has it, the Dauvergne family represented a collateral branch of the ancient Counts of Auvergne, which had moved to the island of Jersey sometime in the 13th century. In 1787, the 6th Duke recognized this legendary connection and adopted Philip Dauvergne, calling on him to succeed his own son in the case the latter dies without male issue. 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1809 Napoleon endorsed an arrangement, whereby the La Tour estates and liabilities pertaining to the 1651 exchange devolved upon the French State. Their chateau at Navarre and an hotel in Paris passed to Empress Josephine and her relatives. As for the Duchy of Bouillon, its citizens recognized Philip Dauvergne as their legitimate ruler and duke. 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress Joséphine Joséphine de Beauharnais (June 23, 1763 - May 29, 1814) was the first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte, and became Empress of France. ...

The Congress of Vienna, however, awarded the sovereignty of the duchy to the king of Netherlands, whereas the real estate of the former dukes was to be attributed by a special arbitration either to Philip Dauvergne or to an Austrian claimant, Charles-Alain-Gabriel de Rohan-Guéméné, who was the last duke's closest relative on the paternal side. The issue was eventually settled in Rohan's favor, and Philip Dauvergne commited suicide two months later. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1817 Rohan was sued by other claimants to the La Tour heritage - Duc de Bourbon, Duc de La Tremoille, Princesse de Bourbon-Conde, and Princesse de Poix - all related to the 7th duke of Bouillon on their maternal side. Seven years later, their claims were upheld by the court in Liege, and Rohan had to step down. 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Liege or Liège has several meanings: A liege is the person or entity to which one has pledged allegiance. ...

In the 1820s, the La Tour name and inheritence were disputed by the families of La Tour d'Auvergne d'Apchier, which represented the last surviving line of the La Tour d'Auvergne before its eventual extinction in 1896, and La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauragais, whose origins apparently lie elsewhere. 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

References

• Genealogy of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne
• Account of the Duchy of Bouillon, by François Velde