Anne Jules de Noailles

Anne Jules de Noailles, 2nd Duke of Noailles (5 February 1650 – 2 October 1708) was one of the chief generals of France towards the end of the reign of Louis XIV, and, after raising the regiment of Noailles in 1689, he commanded in Spain during both the War of the Grand Alliance and the War of the Spanish Succession, and was made marshal of France in 1693.

His greatest victory was the Battle of the river Ter in 1694.

Family

Son of Anne de Noailles and his wife, Louise Boyer, he acceded to the title of duc de Noailles on his father's death in 1677. He was married to Marie-Françoise de Bournonville, with whom he had twenty-one children. Adrien-Maurice, his seventh child and eldest surviving son, succeeded him upon his death. One of his daughters, Marie Victoire, married one of King Louis XIV's illegitimate sons, the Comte de Toulouse.

Issue

1. Marie Christine de Noailles (1672–1748), married (1687) the maréchal de France (1671–1725), Antoine V de Gramont duc de Gramont;
2. N... (°1673);
3. N... (°1674);
4. Louis Marie de Noailles (°1675);
5. Louis Paul de Noailles (°1676), comte d'Ayen;
6. Marie Charlotte de Noailles (1677–1723), married (1696) Malo, marquis de Coëtquen;
7. Adrien Maurice de Noailles (1678–1766), 3rd duc de Noailles; married Françoise-Charlotte d'Aubigné, niece of Madame de Maintenon;
8. Anne Louise de Noailles (°1679);
9. N... (1680–1684);
10. Jean Anne de Noailles (°1681);
11. Julie Françoise de Noailles (°1682);
12. Lucie Félicité de Noailles (°1683), married (1698) Victor Marie d'Estrées (1660–1737), maréchal de France;
13. Marie Thérèse de Noailles (°1684–1784), married (1698) Charles François de la Baume Le Blanc, duc de La Vallière;
14. Emmanuel Jules de Noailles (1686–1702), comte de Noailles;
15. Marie-Françoise de Noailles (°1687), married (1703) Emmanuel de Beaumanoir, marquis de Lavardin;
16. Marie Victoire de Noailles (1688–1766), married (1707) Louis de Pardaillan de Gondrin (1688–1712), then (1723) Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse;
17. Marie Émilie de Noailles (1689–1723) married (1713) Emmanuel Rousselet, marquis de Châteauregnaud;
18. Jules Adrien de Noailles (1690–1710), comte de Noailles;
19. Marie Uranie de Noailles (°1691), nun;
20. Anne Louise de Noailles (°1695) married (1716) François Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois (†1719) and had issue; married again to Jacques Hippolyte Mancini, Marquis Mancini and had issue; present prince of Monaco is descended from this line.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.  The article is available here.

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