Louis, Prince of Brionne

Louis of Lorraine (Louis Charles; 10 September 1725 – 28 June 1761) was a member of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine. He married three times and through his daughter, is an ancestor of the present House of Savoy. He was the Grand Squire of France and Governor of Anjou.

Louis
Prince of Brionne
Engraving of Louis
Born(1725-09-10)10 September 1725
Died28 June 1761(1761-06-28) (aged 35)
SpouseLouise Charlotte de Gramont
Auguste de Coëtquen
Louise Julie Constance de Rohan
Issue
Detail
Charles Eugène, Prince of Lambesc
Joséphine, Princess of Carignan
Joseph, Prince of Vaudémont
Names
Louis Charles de Lorraine
HouseHouse of Lorraine
FatherLouis de Lorraine
MotherJeanne Henriette de Durfort

Biography

Louis' wife with the duc de Choiseul.

He married three times. His last wife, Princess Louise of Rohan (1734–1815)[1] was the daughter of the Prince of Rochefort.

Military career

In December 1743,[2] he was created the Grand Squire of France, a post which had been occupied by his distant cousin Charles de Lorraine. The post was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France and a member of the King's Household. The position was roughly equivalent to the United Kingdom positions of Master of the Horse and the Crown Equerry.

Louis XV made him a Brigadier of the King's Armies in April 1745[2] and a knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, the most prestigious knighthoods in France (21 May 1752).[2]

Issue

  • Charles Eugène of Lorraine, Prince of Lambesc, Duke of Elbeuf (25 September 1751 – 11 November 1825) married, no issue;
  • Joséphine of Lorraine (26 August 1753 – 8 February 1797)
  • Anne Charlotte of Lorraine, Mademoiselle de Brionne (11 November 1755 – 22 May 1786) never married;
  • Joseph of Lorraine, Prince of Vaudémont (23 June 1759 – 29 March 1812)

Ancestry

References and notes

  1. Baptised Louise Julie Constance de Rohan
  2. Vail, J.L. "Maison de Lorraine". Génélogie .org. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
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