Philippe Anne Louis Marie Dieudonné Jean d'Albert, 11th Duke of Luynes (12 August 1905 – 13 July 1993) was a French aristocrat who became the

Duke of Luynes The Duke of Luynes (french: duc de Luynes ) is a territorial name belonging to the noble French house d'Albert. Luynes is, today, a commune of the Indre-et-Loire ''département'' in France. The family of Albert, which sprang from Thomas Alberti ( ...

at the age of nineteen and held the title until his death in 1993.

Early life

The Duke of Luynes was born on 12 August 1905 in

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in the

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in north-central

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. He was the second son of six children born to Honoré d'Albert, 10th Duke of Luynes (1868–1924) and Simone Louise Laure de Crussol d'Uzès (1870–1946). His elder brother, ''Charles''-Honoré, used the courtesy title,

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, until his death in 1918 during

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while serving as an aviator. His paternal grandparents were Charles Honoré Emmanuel d'Albert de Luynes, 9th Duke of Luynes and Yolande de La Rochefoucauld (a daughter of Sosthène II de La Rochefoucauld, 4th Duke of Doudeauville and Princess Yolande, a daughter of Prince

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, the 7th

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). His paternal aunt, Yolande d'Albert de Luynes, married Adrien de Noailles, 8th

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. Their son (and his first cousin), Jean de Noailles, Duke of Ayen, was a member of the

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who was arrested by the

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and died at the

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. His maternal grandparents were Emmanuel de Crussol, 12th

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and Anne de Rochechouart (who inherited a large fortune from her great-grandmother,

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, founder of

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). Through his aunt Mathilde Renée de Crussol (wife of

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), he was a first cousin of

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, 12th

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. Two of his uncles,

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, and Louis de Crussol, succeeded to the dukedom of Uzès. Emmanuel de Crussol d'Uzès (the son of his first cousin Géraud de Crussol d'Uzès), became the 15th Duke of Uzès in 1943.

Career

Upon his father's death in 1924, he became the 11th

as his elder brother died without male issue. The title had been created for his ancestor,

Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes Charles d'Albert, Duke of Luynes (, 5 August 1578 – 15 December 1621) was a French courtier and a favourite of Louis XIII. In 1619, the king made him Duke of Luynes and a Peer of France, and in 1621, Constable of France. Luynes died of sc ...

(brother of Honoré d'Albert, 1st

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), by King

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in 1619.

Personal life

On 5 July 1934, the twenty-nine year old Duke was married to twenty year old Juanita Díaz Unzué (1914–1993) in a civil ceremony in

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. A few days later they had a religious ceremony at the Little Church of Dampierre, seat of the ducal family's domains. Juanita was the adopted daughter and heiress of Doña Inès Unzué Dorrego and Don Saturnino Unzué, a wealthy cattle breeder from

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. They were the main benefactors of Catedral Basílica de Mercedes-Luján in Buenos Aires. Together, they were the parents of: * Inès Simone Jeanne Marie Therese Charlotte de Luynes Unzué (1939–2013), who married Napoléon,

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(b. 1925), a son of Alexandre, Prince Murat. * Charles d'Albert de Luynes (1943–1959), who died young. * Jean d'Albert de Luynes (1945–2008), the 12th Duke of Luynes. * Jacques François Marie Raymond d'Albert de Luynes (b. 1946), 13th

. The Duchess died on 31 May 1993, and the Duke died shortly thereafter on 13 July 1993 at

Château de Luynes The Château de Luynes is a castle located in Luynes, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is first a medieval fortress, built in the 13th century, on a rocky promontory, overlooking the Loire Valley. History Built as a medieval fortress in the 13th c ...

Luynes, Indre-et-Loire Luynes () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population Sights The Castle of Luynes has been registered as a historic site since 1926. The construction started in the 13th century, and the building was redesi ...

in France. He was succeeded in his title by his son Jean, who became the 12th Duke of Luynes.

References

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