Louis, duc d'Aumont

Arms of the Dukes of Aumont

Louis-Marie-Victor d'Aumont de Rochebaron (1632–1704) was a French Army officer and courtier who served Louis XIV in various capacities, including Premier Gentilhomme de la Chambre du Roi and as Governor of Paris.

In 1666, he assumed by Royal Licence the name de Villequier,[1] and was styled marquis de Villequier until he succeeded to the dukedom of Aumont upon the death of his father Marshal Antoine d'Aumont de Rochebaron, 1st Duke of Aumont in 1669.

He first married, on 21 November 1660, Madeleine Fare, daughter of Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Barbezieux, by whom he had five children, including Louis d'Aumont (1667–1723), the 3rd Duke[2] (who m. Olympe, daughter of Antoine de Brouilly, marquis de Piennes) and was French Ambassador to London; other descendants include the Grimaldis Princes of Monaco, via Princess Louise-Félicité-Victoire de Monaco née d'Aumont, a great-granddaughter.

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  1. ↑ www.villequiers.fr
  2. ↑ www.britishmuseum.org


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