Charles Arthur Tristan Languedoc de Noailles (1771-1834) was a French aristocrat and politician.

Biography

Early life

Charles Arthur Tristan Languedoc de Noailles was born on 14 February 1771 in

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.Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Jullien Courcelles, ''Histoire genealogique et heraldique des Pairs de France, des grands dignitaires de la couronne des principales familles nobles du royaume et des maisons princieres de l'Europe, precedee de la genealogie de la maison de france.'', pp. 79-8

/ref> His father was Philippe Louis de Noailles (1752–1819), duc de Mouchy, and his mother, the duchesse Anne Louise Marie de Beauvau, ''Mademoiselle de Beauvau'' (1750–1834) (daughter of

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and

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). He was educated in a military academy.

Public service

Shortly after graduating, he assisted his uncle in the

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. He was also a Knight of Malta. Due to the

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, when many aristocrats were beheaded, he left France in 1791 and served in the

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. He then spent some time in

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, only returning to France in 1800. In 1815, he was elected to the

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for the

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. King

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(1755-1824) appointed him Colonel and Knight in the

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in 1814,

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in 1815, and Lieutenant-General in 1816. He was also appointed Knight of the

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in 1820 and Officer of the

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in 1823. After the death of his father in 1819, he served as the sixth Prince of Poix, the 3rd Spanish Duke of Mouchy, the 2nd French Duke of Mouchy, and the Duke of Poix.British Museum: Charles Arthur Jean Tristan Languedoc de Noailles
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Marriage and progeny

In 1790, he married Nathalie Lucie Léontine de Laborde de Méréville (1774–1835), daughter of the financier

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. They had a daughter: *Charlotte-Marie-Antoinette-Léontine de Noailles (1797–1851). In 1809, she married

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(1784–1812), Viscount of Noailles, son of

Louis Marc Antoine de Noailles Louis-Marie, vicomte de Noailles (17 April 1756 Paris7 January 1804 Havana) was the second son of Philippe, duc de Mouchy, and a member of Mouchy branch of the famous Noailles family of the French aristocracy. Career He served under his brother ...

(1756-1804). They had a daughter: **Anne Marie Cécile de Noailles (1812–1848). She married Charles Philippe Henri de Noailles (1808–1854).

Death

He died on 2 February 1834, at the age of 62.

References

1771 births 1834 deaths Politicians from Paris Princes of Poix Dukes of Noailles 103 Dukes of Poix Counts of Noailles Charles Arthur Tristan Languedoc Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Bourbon Restoration Members of the Chamber of Peers of the Bourbon Restoration Marshals of France Knights of Malta Knights of the Order of Saint Louis Knights of the Golden Fleece Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur {{France-noble-stub