Charles Armand René de La Trémoille (14 January 1708, in
Paris
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– 23 May 1741), 6th duc de Thouars, was the son of
Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille and his wife, Marie Madeleine Motier de la Fayette.
La Trémoille was a French soldier and president of the States of
Brittany
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. He joined the military at a young age and became a colonel of the Champagne regiment at the age of eighteen. Later, he became governor of
Île-de-France
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. He distinguished himself in the
battle of Guastalla
The Battle of Guastalla or Battle of Luzzara was a battle fought on 19 September 1734 between Franco-Sardinian and Austrian (Habsburg) troops as part of the War of the Polish Succession.
Background
Following the death in February 1733 of Ki ...
, in Italy, and was named shortly thereafter sergeant of the armies of the king. La Trémoille was the author of some works and was elected a member of the
Académie française on 13 February 1738.
On 29 January 1725 he married his cousin
Marie Hortense de La Tour d'Auvergne, the daughter of
Marie Armande Victoire de la Trémoïlle (1677–1717) and
Emmanuel-Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon (1668–1730).
Marie Hortense, like her husband was a granddaughter of
Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille
Prince Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoïlle (May 1655 – 1 June 1709), 4th Duke of Thouars, was a French nobleman.
Early life
He was the second child and eldest son of Prince Henri Charles de La Trémoille (son and heir of Prince Hen ...
. From this union was born a son:
Jean Bretagne Charles de La Trémoille
Prince Jean-Bretagne-Charles de La Trémoille (5 February 1737 – 19 May 1792), 7th Duke of Thouars, was a French soldier and the son of Charles Armand René de La Trémoille and his wife, Marie Hortense de La Tour d'Auvergne of Bouillon.
Life
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and a daughter who died in infancy.
Issue
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Jean Bretagne Charles de La Trémoille
Prince Jean-Bretagne-Charles de La Trémoille (5 February 1737 – 19 May 1792), 7th Duke of Thouars, was a French soldier and the son of Charles Armand René de La Trémoille and his wife, Marie Hortense de La Tour d'Auvergne of Bouillon.
Life
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(4 February 1737 – 15 May 1792) married Marie Geneviève de Durfort, no issue. Married Princess Marie Maximilienne Louise of Salm-Kyrburg and had issue.
*X de La Trémoille (5 Mar 1740 – March 1744) female who died in infancy.
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