Henri-Godefroi-Bernard-Alphonse, prince de La Tour d'Auvergne, ''marquis de Saint-Paulet'' (21 October 1823 – 5 May 1871) was a French

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of the Second Empire who twice served as

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for

Emperor Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...

. De La Tour d'Auvergne was Ambassador of France to

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(1863–69), in which capacity he was a signatory to the Treaty of London in 1867.

Personal life

He was the son of Melchior de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais (1794-1849), 1st Marquess of

Saint-Paulet Saint-Paulet (; oc, Sant Paulet) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aude department The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Aude department of France. The communes ...

and 2nd

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, and Laurence de Chauvigny de Blot. He was married to Emilie Céleste Montault des Illes (1822-1857), daughter of Charles Montault des Illes and Emilie Adélaïde Bertrand. His only son was: * Charles-Laurent-Bernard-''Godefroi'' de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais (1852-1903), 2nd Prince de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais, 3rd Marquess of

and 4th

. Married in 1875 to Marie Léontine Ysoré d'Hervault de Pleumartin, daughter of Anne Antoine Ysoré d'Hervault, 7th Marquis de Pleumartin, and Césarine de Gars de Courcelles. He had three children: ** Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais (1876-1914), 3rd Prince de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais, 4th Marquess of

and 5th

. Married in 1904 to Elisabeth Berthier de Wagram (1885–1960), daughter of

Alexandre Berthier, 3rd Prince of Wagram Louis Philippe Marie "Alexandre" Berthier, 3rd Prince of Wagram (24 March 1836, Paris – 15 July 1911, Château de Grosbois) was a French nobleman and prince of Wagram. He was the son of Napoléon Alexandre Berthier and Zénaïde Françoise Cla ...

(grandson of Louis-Alexandre Berthier) and Bertha Clara von Rothschild (daughter of Mayer Carl, Baron von Rothschild). ** Charles de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais (1877-1940) ** Césarine de La Tour d'Auvergne-Lauraguais (1879-1947)

Ancestry

Honours and titles

Marquis de France (succeeded his father in the marquisate of Saint-Paulet, 1849)www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr
/ref> * Legion Honneur GC ribbon

Grand-croix,

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Knight,

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Knight, Order of Pius IX * D-SAX Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden BAR

Knight,

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Herz ...

Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Red Eagle * Ordine delle Due Sicilie ribbon bar

Knight Commander, Order of the Two Sicilies *

Knight Commander,

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Ordre du Lion d'Or de la Maison de Nassau ribbon

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of the

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References

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