Charles Armand de Gontaut, 2nd Duke of Biron (5 August 1663 – 23 July 1756), great-grandson of Armand de Gontaut-Biron, was a French military leader who served with distinction under

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and

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, and was made a

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by the latter. He commanded the French vanguard at the Battle of Oudenaarde (1708), and noticed the first manoeuvre of deviation by

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. Nevertheless, opposed on his lines by numerical superior forces, he was unable to change the course of events that were to happen. He married Marie-Antoinette, duchesse de Lauzun and niece of Antoine Nompar de Caumont, duc de Lauzun. They had 14 children among whom were #

Louis Antoine de Gontaut Louis Antoine de Gontaut, 6th Duke of Biron (1700–1788) was Duke of Biron and a French military leader who served with distinction under Louis XV, and was made a Marshal of France in 1757. He was the fourth son of Charles-Armand de Gontaut ...

(1700–1788), Marshal of France. #Charles Antoine (1708–1800), Duc de Biron and father of the memoirist Armand Louis de Gontaut, duc de Biron 1747–1783. #Madeleine Françoise d’Usson de Bonnac married to

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. #Geneviève, married Louis duc de Gramont, son of

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. He died at age 92. When he died, his wife, ten of his 14 children, twelve of 32 grandchildren and eight of his 47 great-grandchildren had died before him. All his grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren were born in his lifetime.

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Dynasty of Gontaut
1663 births 1756 deaths Biron, Charles-Armand de Gontaut Charles-Armand de Gontaut Charles-Armand Peers created by Louis XV {{France-mil-bio-stub