Louis François Marie Le Tellier,

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Barbezieux Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire () is a Communes of France, commune in the Charente Departments of France, department, Southwestern France. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Barbezieux and Saint-Hilaire.Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire (

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), he was the third son of the Marquis de Louvois, War Minister to

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. After the death of Louvois, Louis XIV appointed Barbezieux to succeed his father and grandfather, becoming the third Le Tellier to serve Louis XIV at the War Ministry. Although talented, the 23-year-old neglected his office in favour of his pleasures. The King complained to Barbezieux's uncle, Charles-Maurice Le Tellier,

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that:

''Your nephew has talents, but he does not make good use of them. He prefers to dine with princes rather than work. He neglected his affairs for his pleasures. He leaves officers waiting too long in his antechamber; he speaks to them disdainfully and sometimes harshly.''

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Barbezieux was twice married: *firstly in 1691 to Louise de Crussol (died 1694), daughter of

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, Duc d'Uzès, with whom he had one daughter : **Anne-Catherine-Eléonore (died 1716). * secondly in 1696 to Marie Thérèse d'Alègre (died 1706), daughter of Yves d'Alègre, with whom he had two daughters : ** Marie-Madeleine, married François, Duke of Harcourt (1689-1750), they are the ancestors of

Duke of Richelieu Duke of Richelieu () was a title of French nobility. It was created on 26 November 1629 for Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (known as Cardinal Richelieu) who, as a Catholic clergyman, had no issue to pass it down to. It instead passed to hi ...

and

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. **

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(died 1718). Made a splendid marriage with Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, son of the

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and

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. She died giving birth to a son, Godefroy Girault de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Château-Thierry.

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