Choiseul (surname)

{{Unreferenced, date=April 2019 Choiseul is an illustrious noble family from Champagne, France, descendants of the comtes of

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. The family's head was Renaud III de Choiseul, comte de Langres and

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de Choiseul, who in 1182 married Alix de Dreux, daughter of

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. It has formed into the

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, Aigremont, Beaugré, Allecourt, Frontières, Praslin, Plessis branches, among others. It also took the name Choiseul- Gouffier from the 18th century onwards. It has produced several marshals: *

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(?–1499), seigneur of

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and of Choiseul * Charles de Choiseul, comte of the Plessis-Praslin (1563–1626), who served under Henri IV and

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César de Choiseul du Plessis-Praslin Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * Ce ...

, duc de Choiseul (1598–1675), who defied

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(1650), when he commanded the Spanish army * César, duc de Choiseul (1602–1675), French marshal and diplomat, generally known for the best part of his life as marshal du Plessis-Praslin * Claude de Choiseul, comte de Choiseul-Francières (1632–1711), who distinguished himself in the

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against the

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and made a marshal in 1693 Two bishops and an archbishop: *

Gilbert de Choiseul du Plessis Praslin Gilbert Choiseul du Plessis-Praslin (born 1613; died at Paris, 31 December 1689) was a French bishop. Early life He was a descendant of the noble family of du Plessis. He devoted himself from his earliest youth to the ecclesiastical state, whil ...

(1613–31 December 1689 at Tournai),

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from 1644 to 1670; brother of marshal

* Gabriel-Florent de Choiseul-Beaupré (1718–1723), bishop of Saint-Papoul,

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* Antoine-Clériade de Choiseul-Beaupré (1754–1774),

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Also a famous minister, a diplomat, etc. : * Étienne François, duc de Choiseul (1719–1785), ambassador then Secretary of State to

Louis XV Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reache ...

* César Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin (1712–1785), cousin of the former, ambassador then secretary of state to Louis XV *

Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste de Choiseul (27 September 1752, Paris – 20 June 1817, Aix-la-Chapelle), called Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier (), was a French diplomat and aristocrat from the Gouffier branch of the Choiseul family. A member of the ...

(1752–1817), French writer *

Claude Antoine Gabriel, duc de Choiseul-Stainville Claude Antoine Gabriel, duc de Choiseul-Stainville (26 August 1760, Lunéville – 1 December 1838) was a French soldier and ''émigré'' Royalist. Biography He was brought up at Chanteloup, under the care of his relative, Etienne François, ...

(1760–1838), French writer and peer *

Charles de Choiseul-Praslin Charles Laure Hugues Théobald, duc de Choiseul-Praslin (29 June 1805 – 24 August 1847) was a French nobleman and politician, who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1838–1842. Choiseul-Praslin's suicide, occurring while he face ...

(1805–1847), 5th Duke of Praslin, French

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and peer *

Gaston Louis Philippe de Choiseul-Praslin Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to: People First name *Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315) *Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343) *Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391) *Gaston I ...

(1834–1906), 6th Duke of Praslin, married to Mary Elizabeth Forbes, sister of

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Horace de Choiseul-Praslin Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his '' ...

(23 February 1837 – 26 December 1915) * Comte Eugène Antonio (Antoine) ''Horace'' de Choiseul-Praslin, a French politician. *