Henri-Godefroi-Bernard-Alphonse, 1st Prince de La Tour d'Auvergne, 2nd 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 President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...

. 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

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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 Clary ...

(grandson of

Louis-Alexandre Berthier Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram (; 20 November 1753 – 1 June 1815) was a French military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was twice Minister of Wa ...

) 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
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Grand-croix,

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Knight,

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Knight,

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Knight Grand Cross,

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Knight Commander, Order of the Two Sicilies *

Knight Commander,

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of the

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References

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