Philippe-Louis-Marc-Antoine, comte de Noailles, prince-duc de Poix, and 2nd Spanish and 1st French duc de Mouchy (21 November or 21 December 1752—15 February or 17 February 1819), was a French soldier, and politician of the Revolution.
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The son of Philippe de Noailles and grandson of Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, he held the courtesy title of prince de Poix as a child.
He was married to Anne Louise Marie de Beauvau known as Mademoiselle de Beauvau (1 April 1750 – 20 November 1834) only child of Charles Juste de Beauvau and Marie Charlotte de La Tour d'Auvergne (who in turn was a daughter of Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne and his last wife Louise Henriette Francoise de Lorraine).
Before French revolution, the prince de Poix enters the police officers in 1768, is named captain with the 15th regiment of dragoons (regiment of Noailles-dragoons) in 1770, then colonel in the same regiment in 1774. The king entrusts to him in 1775 the rank of captain of Garde du Corps (France) (3rd Compagnie, then 2nd French company). In 1779, with this company, he prepared to invade England. In 1788, he is promoted by Louis XVI with the rank of order and brigadier in Alsace a brigade of hunters.
The prince de Poix occupies also the title of Intendant and governor of Versailles in succession of his father in 1767, and exercise of 1778 to 1789.[1] He is also captain of huntings of the cities, castles and parks, governor of Château de Marly and dependences, but also of Arpajon in 1766. A pension is granted to him as captain of Garde du Corps (France) and extended until the day when he will survive the Duke of Mouchy, his father.[2] It is in the highest favour of the Heart.[3] His majesty grants to him the survival of the government of Versailles.[4]
The false magic, comedy in one act presented for the first time on the theatre of the Italian Comedy, Wednesday 1 February 1775, is dedicated to Monseigneur the Poix,[5] which shows us the shape of his character. The prince de Poix attends the salon of the countess d'Angivillers, wife of Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie, comte d'Angiviller, this woman enchanteresse, Mrs Necker. The court there meets with the French Academy, and people of arts and letters: Diderot, d'Alembert, Jean-François de la Harpe, Charles Pinot Duclos, Jean-François Marmontel, Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre.[6]
The prince de Poix, in love with one of the chambermaids of the Queen, attends the coterie of Madam d'Angivilliers[7] and benefits from it to meet this young graduate in this living room of the street of the Oratory, in Paris. He is not a husband as sedentary as his vénérable father[8] statement he goes elsewhere to separate from its wife.
In 1789 he was elected to the Estates-General by the noblesse of Amiens and Ham, but was compelled to resign in consequence of a duel with the commander of the National Guard of Versailles.
He left the country for some time, but returned to France and took part in the riots of August, 1792. He was, however, forced to quit the country once more to evade the fate of his father and mother, guillotined in 1794. On his father's death, he acceded à brevêt to the titles of comte de Noailles and duc de Poix, as well as to the Spanish title duc de Mouchy.
Returning to France in 1800, with the amnesty of Émigrés, he lived quietly at his residence in Mouchy-le-Châtel (Oise) during the Empire. After the Bourbon Restoration, he again came into favor and in 1817 was created duc de Mouchy as a French title, thus becoming a Peer of France.
| French nobility | ||
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| Preceded by Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy |
Duc de Mouchy 1794–1819 |
Succeeded by Charles-Arthur-Tristan-Languedoc de Noailles |