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Catherine De Cossé
Catherine de Cossé (''Catherine Françoise Charlotte''; 13 January 1724 – 22 July 1794) was a French noblewoman, arrested during the French Revolution, charged with treason, and executed by guillotine in Paris. She was the paternal grandmother of Marie Adrienne de Noailles, ''Marquise de La Fayette'' Marriage On 25 February 1737, she married Louis de Noailles, then styled the Duke of Ayen (''duc d'Ayen'') as heir to the more senior Dukedom of Noailles. Children # Jean de Noailles, 5th Duke of Noailles Jean de Noailles, 5th Duke of Noailles (''Jean Louis Paul François''; 26 October 1739, Paris20 October 1824) was a French nobleman and scientist. Early life Jean-Louis-Paul-François de Noailles was the son of Catherine de Cossé-Brissac and Lou ... (26 October 1739 – 20 October 1824) # Adrienne Catherine de Noailles (24 December 1741 – December 1813) married René de Froulay, Count of Tessé and last Marquis of Lavardin # Emmanuel Marie de Noailles, Marquis of Noai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean De Noailles, 5th Duke Of Noailles
Jean de Noailles, 5th Duke of Noailles (''Jean Louis Paul François''; 26 October 1739, Paris20 October 1824) was a French nobleman and scientist. Early life Jean-Louis-Paul-François de Noailles was the son of Catherine de Cossé-Brissac and Louis, 4th duc de Noailles, a Marshal of France in 1775. His father was a nephew of Marie Victoire de Noailles, daughter-in-law of Louis XIV of France, and his paternal grandmother, Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, was a niece of Madame de Maintenon. He was in the army for a period. However, his eminence as a chemist gained him the election as a member of the French Academy of Sciences, Académie des sciences in 1777. He was also a Knight of Order of the Golden Fleece, Golden Fleece. He became Counts and dukes of Alençon, Duc d'Ayen in 1766 on his grandfather's death, and Duc de Noailles on his father's in 1793. Having emigrated in 1792, he lived in Switzerland until the Bourbon Restoration in France, Bourbon Restoration in 1814, when he to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Executed For Treason
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Nobility From Paris
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristics associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles or simply formal functions (e.g., Order of precedence, precedence), and vary by country and by era. Membership in the nobility, including rights and responsibilities, is typically Hereditary title, hereditary and Patrilinearity, patrilineal. Membership in the nobility has historically been granted by a monarch or government, and acquisition of sufficient power, wealth, ownerships, or royal favour has occasionally enabled commoners to ascend into the nobility. There are often a variety of ranks within the noble class. Legal recognition of nobility has been much more common i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Duchesses By Marriage
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Executed French Nobility
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1794 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 – The Stibo Group is founded by Niels Lund as a printing company in Aarhus (Denmark). * January 13 – The U.S. Congress enacts a law providing for, effective May 1, 1795, a United States flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes, in recognition of the recent admission of Vermont and Kentucky as the 14th and 15th states. A subsequent act restores the number of stripes to 13, but provides for additional stars upon the admission of each additional state. * January 21 – King George III of Great Britain delivers the speech opening Parliament and recommends a continuation of Britain's war with France. * February 4 – French Revolution: The National Convention of the French First Republic abolishes slavery. * February 8 – Wreck of the Ten Sail on Grand Cayman. * February 11 – The first session of the United States Senate is open to the public. * March 4 – The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1724 Births
Events January–March * January 15 – King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne in favour of his 16-year-old son Louis I of Spain, Louis I. * January 18 – The Dutch East India Company cargo ship ''Fortuyn (1722), Fortuyn'', on its maiden voyage, departs from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa after a layover of 16 days following its arrival from the Netherlands. With a crew of 225 commanded by Pieter Westrik, the ship departs for Jakarta, Batavia in the Dutch East Indies and is never seen again. * January 22 – Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, Spanish Captain general of the Río de la Plata, forces the Portuguese to abandon their fortified settlement at what will become the city of Montevideo in Uruguay. * January 28 – Saint Petersburg State University is established in Russia. * February 8 – Catherine I of Russia is officially named tsaritsa by her husband, Peter the Great. * February 20 – The premiere of ''Giulio Cesare'', an Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Noailles
The title of Duke of Noailles is a Peer of France, French peerage created in 1663 for Anne de Noailles, Anne de Noailles, Count of Ayen. History Noailles is the name of a prominent French noble family, derived from the castle of Noailles in the territory of Ayen, between Brive-la-Gaillarde, Brive and Turenne in Limousin, and claiming to date back to the 11th century. The family did not obtain fame until the 16th century, when its head, Antoine de Noailles (1504–1562), became admiral of France and was ambassador in England during three important years (1553–1556), maintaining a gallant but unsuccessful rivalry with the Spanish ambassador, Simon Renard. Henri de Noailles (1554–1623), son of Antoine, was a commander in the religious wars and was made comte d'Ayen by Henry IV of France in 1593. Anne de Noailles (died 1678), the grandson of the first count, played an important part in the Fronde and the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, became captain-general of the newly wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Antoine Armand De Gramont, Duke Of Lesparre
Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also * Derived terms * King Louis (other) * Saint Louis (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Marie De Noailles, Marquis Of Noailles
Emmanuel Marie Louis de Noailles, Marquis of Noailles (12 December 1743 – September 1822) was a French diplomat. Early life Noailles was born in Paris on 12 December 1743. He was the second son of Louis de Noailles, 4th Duke of Noailles and Catherine Françoise Charlotte de Cossé-Brissac. His siblings included Jean de Noailles, 5th Duke of Noailles, Adrienne Catherine de Noailles (who married René de Froulay, Count of Tessé, Marquis de Lavardin, a grandson of René de Froulay de Tessé), and Philippine Louise de Noailles. His paternal grandparents were Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles and Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné. His maternal grandparents were Charles Timoléon Louis de Cossé, 6th Duke of Brissac and Catherine Madeleine Pecoil. Career He served as ambassador to Hamburg from 1768 to 1770, to Amsterdam from 1770 to 1776, to London 1776–1783, and to Vienna 1783–1792. Lafayette visited him, in 1776, before embarking for America, as he promised. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Noailles
The title of Duke of Noailles is a French peerage created in 1663 for Anne de Noailles, Count of Ayen. History Noailles is the name of a prominent French noble family, derived from the castle of Noailles in the territory of Ayen, between Brive and Turenne in Limousin, and claiming to date back to the 11th century. The family did not obtain fame until the 16th century, when its head, Antoine de Noailles (1504–1562), became admiral of France and was ambassador in England during three important years (1553–1556), maintaining a gallant but unsuccessful rivalry with the Spanish ambassador, Simon Renard. Henri de Noailles (1554–1623), son of Antoine, was a commander in the religious wars and was made comte d'Ayen by Henry IV of France in 1593. Anne de Noailles (died 1678), the grandson of the first count, played an important part in the Fronde and the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, became captain-general of the newly won province of Roussillon, and in 1663 was ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
