Antoine-Louis-Marie de Gramont, 8th Duke of Gramont (17 August 1755 – 28 August 1836), was a French military officer, diplomat and parliamentarian.www.burkespeerage.com
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Life and career

He was known by the

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of ''comte de Louvigny'' before his marriage, on 16 April 1780, to Aglaé de Polignac (1768–1803), daughter of Yolande de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac. At that point, he was accorded the

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of ''duc de Guiche'', since he was the

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to the Dukedom of Gramont. In 1801, he succeeded a cousin as the 8th Duke of Gramont and the Prince of Bidache. He served as a captain in the Royal ''

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'' before fleeing to Britain at the outset of the

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. He remained loyal to the

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, becoming a military commander under

Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême Louis Antoine of France, Duke of Angoulême (6 August 1775 – 3 June 1844) was the elder son of Charles X of France and the last Dauphin of France from 1824 to 1830. He was disputedly King of France and Navarre for less than 20 minutes befo ...

. He later served briefly as French ambassador to the

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under the Bourbon Restoration.

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Life and career

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