Christian Louis de Montmorency-Luxembourg

Christian de Montmorency-Luxembourg

Christian de Montmorency-Luxembourg (February 9, 1675 – November 23, 1746), prince of Tingry, count of Beaumont and count of Luxe, was a marshal of France (1734).

He was the 4th son of marshal François-Henri de Montmorency-Luxembourg, duke of Piney and Madeleine de Clermont-Tonnerre. He played a decisive role in the battle of Denain in 1712. In 1722 he commissioned the building of hôtel Matignon.

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