Jules de Polignac, 1st Duke of Polignac (Armand Jules François; 7 June 1746 – 21 September 1817) was a French nobleman and the husband of

Yolande de Polastron Yolande de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac (Yolande Martine Gabrielle; 8 September 17499 December 1793) was the favourite of Marie Antoinette, whom she met when she was presented at the Palace of Versailles in 1775, the year after Marie Antoinett ...

, a confidante of

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette (; ; Maria Antonia Josefa Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last List of French royal consorts, queen of France before the French Revolution and the establishment of the French First Republic. She was the ...

. He became the first

Duke of Polignac The title of Duke of Polignac ( French: ''Duc de Polignac'') was a French dukedom that was held by the Polignac family. History The title was originally created for Jules de Polignac in 1780 by brevet, which meant it was not hereditary. It was ma ...

in 1780. He died at the age of 71 in

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, where he was given a manor by

Catherine the Great Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I ...

Life and marriage

He was born at

Claye-Souilly Claye-Souilly () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demography The inhabitants are called ''Clayois''. Personalities * Jules de Polignac (1745–1817) was born here in 1745. He ...

to Louis Héracle Armand de Polignac, Marquis of Mancini (1717–1792), and his wife, Diane Adélaide Zéphirine

Mancini Mancini () is a surname of Italian origin which, etymologically, comes from the Italian adjective ''mancino'', which literally means "left handed". People Art and literature *Antonio Mancini (1852–1930), Italian painter *Dominic Mancini, 15th- ...

(1726-1755), herself a granddaughter of the

Duke of Nevers The counts of Nevers were the rulers of the County of Nevers, in France, The territory became a duchy in the peerage of France in 1539 under the dukes of Nevers. History The history of the County of Nevers is closely connected to the Duchy of Bu ...

and the

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 Briv ...

. He bore the title of

Marquis A marquess (; ) is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German-language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or wido ...

. He was the couple's fourth child of five, and their second son, and the brother of Diane de Polignac. On 7 July 1767, he married Yolande Martine ''Gabrielle'' de Polastron. His wife was later the favourite of

. As a result, he was created Duke of Polignac on 20 September 1780. At the revolution, he fled France and died in

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at the age of 71.

Issue

# ''Aglaé Louise'' Françoise Gabrielle de Polignac (7 May 1768 – 30 March 1803); married the Duke of Guiche and was nicknamed ''Guichette''; #Armand ''Jules'' Marie Héracle de Polignac, 2nd Duke of Polignac (11 January 1771 – 1 March 1847); married Ida Johanna Lina van Neukirchen gen. Nijvenheim, with no issue; # Auguste Jules Armand Marie de Polignac, Prince of Polignac and later 3rd Duke of Polignac (14 May 1780 – 30 March 1847); married firstly Barbara Campbell (1788–1819) and had issue; secondly Mary Charlotte Parkyns (1792–1864) and had issue; was French Prime Minister from 1829 to 1830, under the government of

Charles X of France Charles X (Charles Philippe; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother of reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported th ...

; #Camille Henri Melchior de Polignac, Count of Polignac (27 December 1781 – 2 February 1855); married Marie Charlotte Calixte Alphonsine Le Vassor de la Touche (1791–1861) and had issue; they were the patrilineal ancestors of

Pierre de Polignac Prince Pierre of Monaco, Duke of Valentinois (born Pierre Marie Xavier Raphaël Antoine Melchior de Polignac; 24 October 1895 – 10 November 1964) was the father of Rainier III of Monaco. He was a promoter of art, music, and literature in Monaco ...

, who married

Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (Charlotte Louise Juliette Grimaldi; 30 September 1898 – 16 November 1977), styled Hereditary Princess of Monaco between 1922 and 1944, was the daughter of Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and mother of P ...

, and was the father of

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco Rainier III (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005) was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years. Rainier was born at the Prince's Pal ...

, and grandfather of the current reigning Prince, Albert II.

Ancestry

External links

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