Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille
Prince Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoïlle (May 1655 – 1 June 1709), 4th Duke of Thouars, was a French nobleman.
Prince Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille | |
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| 4th Duke of Thouars (more...) | |
| Duke of Thouars | |
| period | 21 January 1674 – 1 June 1709 |
| Predecessor | Prince Henri de La Trémoille |
| Successor | Prince Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille |
| Born | May 1655 The Hague, United Provinces of the Netherlands (now Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
| Died | 1 June 1709 (aged 54) Paris, Place Saint-Sulpice, Kingdom of France (now Fifth French Republic |
| Noble family | La Trémoille |
| Spouse(s) | Princess Madeleine de Créquy (m. 1675 - 1707; her death) |
| Issue | Princess Marie Armande de La Trémoille, Princess of Turenne Prince Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille, 5th Duke of Thouars |
| Father | Prince Henri Charles de La Trémoille |
| Mother | Princess Emilie of Hesse-Kassel |
Early life
He was the second child and eldest son of Prince Henri Charles de La Trémoille (son and heir of Prince Henri de La Trémoille, 3rd Duke of Thouars and his wife Princess Marie de La Tour d'Auvergne of Bouillon) and his wife Princess Emilie of Hesse-Kassel (daughter of Prince William V, Prince of Hesse-Kassel and his wife Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg).
Religion
Brought up a Calvinist, in 1668 his father had converted to Catholicism and then forcibly converted his children as well. His mother and eldest sister fled to the Netherlands.
Marriage and issue
On 3 April 1675 he married Princess Madeleine de Créquy (1655-1707), daughter and heiress of Prince Charles de Créquy and his wife Anne-Armande de Saint Gelais de Lansac. The couple had two children:
- Princess Marie Armande de La Trémoille (1677-1717) who married Prince Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne of Bouillon, The Prince of Turenne (later Reigning Duke of Bouillon from 1721); They had Seven children.
- Prince Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille who succeeded him as The 5th Duke of Thouars as well as other titles in 1709; He married Marie-Madeleine Motier de La Fayette and they had one child.