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[[Image:Tom Robinson Vicomte De Noailles House.jpg|thumb|right|Headquarters of Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles from 1780-1781 during the [[American Revolution]] at [[Easton's Point]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]] ([[United States]])]]
[[File:Louis-Marie Vicomte de Noailles Gilbert Stuart 1798.jpeg|thumb|right|Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles, painted by [[Gilbert Stuart]], 1798. [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]]
'''Louis-Marie, vicomte de Noailles''' (April 17, 1756 [[Paris]] – January 9, 1804 [[Havana]]) was the second son of [[Philippe, duc de Mouchy]], and a member of [[duc de Mouchy|Mouchy]] branch of the famous [[duc de Noailles|Noailles]] family of the [[France|French]] [[aristocracy]].
'''Louis Marie de Noailles, [[Viscount]] of Noailles''' (17 April 1756 [[Paris]]{{snd}}7 January 1804 [[Havana]]) was the second son of [[Philippe, duc de Mouchy]], and a member of [[duc de Mouchy|Mouchy]] branch of the famous [[duc de Noailles|Noailles]] family of the [[France|French]] [[aristocracy]].<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y |wstitle=Noailles |display=Noailles s.v. Louis Marie |volume=19 |page=723}}</ref>


==Career==
He served brilliantly under [[Marquis de Lafayette|Lafayette]] in America, and was the officer who concluded the capitulation of [[Battle of Yorktown (1781)|Yorktown]] in 1781.
He served under his brother-in-law the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette|Marquis de Lafayette]] in America during the [[American Revolutionary War|American War for Independence]], and was the officer who concluded the capitulation of [[Siege of Yorktown|Yorktown]] in 1781.<ref name="EB1911"/>


He was elected to the [[Estates-General of 1789|Estates-General]] in 1789. On 4 August 1789, during the [[French Revolution]], he began the famous "orgy", as [[Honoré Mirabeau|Mirabeau]] called it, when all privileges were abolished, and with the [[Armand, duc d'Aiguillon|duc d'Aiguilion]] proposed the abolition of [[title of nobility|titles]] and [[livery|liveries]] in June 1790.
He was elected to the [[Estates-General of 1789|Estates-General]] in 1789. On 4 August 1789, during the [[French Revolution]], he began the famous "orgy" (as [[Honoré Mirabeau|Mirabeau]] called it) when [[feudalism]] was to be abolished, and the [[Armand, duc d'Aiguillon|Duc d'Aiguilion]] proposed the abolition of [[title of nobility|titles]] and [[livery|liveries]] in June 1790.<ref name="EB1911"/>


[[File:Histoire maritime de la France depuis la Paix de Nimegue-Leon Guerin 20200510 125155.jpg|thumb|Boarding of the British ''Hazard'' by ''Courrier''.]]
When the Revolution became more pronounced he emigrated to the [[United States]] and became a partner in [[William Bingham]]'s [[Bank of North America]] in [[Philadelphia]]. He was very successful and might have lived happily had he not accepted a command against the [[England|English]] in [[San Domingo]], under [[Comte de Rochambeau|Rochambeau]]. He made a brilliant defence of the Môle St Nicholas and escaped with the garrison to [[Cuba]], but ''en route'' there his ship was attacked by the English frigate ''Hazard,'' and after a long engagement he was severely wounded, dying of his wounds in [[Havana]] on 9 January 1804.
As the French Revolution progressed and became more dangerous for nobles, he emigrated to the [[United States]] and became a partner in [[William Bingham]]'s [[Bank of North America]] in [[Philadelphia]]. He was successful in the United States. He accepted a command against the [[Blockade of Saint-Domingue|English in San Domingo]], under [[Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau|Rochambeau]]. He commanded a defence of the [[Môle-Saint-Nicolas]] and escaped with the garrison to [[Cuba]], but ''en route'' there his ship was attacked by a British schooner. After a long engagement, he was severely wounded, and died of his wounds in [[Havana]] on 9 January 1804.<ref name="EB1911"/>

Louis Marie Antoine de Noailles was a member of the [[Society of the Cincinnati]] from France.

==Personal life==
He married his cousin Anne Jeanne Baptiste de Noailles (1758–1794), daughter of [[Jean de Noailles|Jean Louis Paul François de Noailles, Duke of Noailles]]. They had four children:<ref name="noblesse1870">{{cite book |title=Annuaire de la noblesse de France et des maisons souveraines de l'Europe |date=1870 |publisher=Bureau de la publication |page=314 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YGg_AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA314 |accessdate=16 June 2020 |language=fr}}</ref>

# Adrienne Theodore Philippine de Noailles (1778–1781), who died young.<ref name="noblesse1870"/>
# Louis Joseph Alexis de Noailles, Count of Noailles(1783–1835), who married Cécile de Boisgelin (1797-1836), the only child of Marquis Bruno-Gabriel de Boisgelin and Cécile d'Harcourt-Beuvron.<ref name="noblesse1870"/>
# Alfred Louis Dominique Vincent de Paul de Noailles, Viscount of Noailles (1784–1812) married Rosalie Charlotte Antoinette Léontine de Noailles (1797–1851), daughter of [[Charles Arthur Tristan Languedoc de Noailles]].<ref name="noblesse1870"/>
# Euphemia Cécile Marie Adelaide de Noailles (1790–1870), who married [[Olivier de Saint-Georges de Vérac]], Marquis of Vérac (1768–1858), in 1811.<ref name="noblesse1870"/>

Noailles died in [[Havana]] on 9 January 1804.<ref name="EB1911"/>

===Descendants===
Through his son Alfred, Viscount de Noailles, he was a grandfather of Anne Marie Cécile de Noailles (1812–1848), who married [[Charles Philippe Henri de Noailles]].<ref name="noblesse1870"/>

Through his daughter Euphemia, he was a grandfather of Marthe Augustine de Saint-Georges de Vérac, who married [[Louis Marie Pantaleon Costa]], Marquis de Beauregard (1806–1864) in 1834.<ref name="Touraine1890">{{cite book |last1=Touraine |first1=Société archéologique de |title=Mémoires de la Société archéologique de Touraine: Série in-80 |date=1890 |publisher=Société archéologique de Touraine. |page=490 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7v5LAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA490 |accessdate=16 June 2020 |language=fr}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*{{1911|article=Noailles|url=http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Noailles}}

==External links==
* [https://www.societyofthecincinnati.org Society of the Cincinnati]
* [https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org American Revolution Institute]

==Further reading==
{{Portal|France|Biography|United States|North America}}
* François Furstenberg, ''When the United States Spoke French: Five Refugees Who Shaped a Nation.'' New York: Penguin, 2014.

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Latest revision as of 13:00, 8 February 2024

Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles, painted by Gilbert Stuart, 1798. Metropolitan Museum of Art

Louis Marie de Noailles, Viscount of Noailles (17 April 1756 Paris – 7 January 1804 Havana) was the second son of Philippe, duc de Mouchy, and a member of Mouchy branch of the famous Noailles family of the French aristocracy.[1]

Career

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He served under his brother-in-law the Marquis de Lafayette in America during the American War for Independence, and was the officer who concluded the capitulation of Yorktown in 1781.[1]

He was elected to the Estates-General in 1789. On 4 August 1789, during the French Revolution, he began the famous "orgy" (as Mirabeau called it) when feudalism was to be abolished, and the Duc d'Aiguilion proposed the abolition of titles and liveries in June 1790.[1]

Boarding of the British Hazard by Courrier.

As the French Revolution progressed and became more dangerous for nobles, he emigrated to the United States and became a partner in William Bingham's Bank of North America in Philadelphia. He was successful in the United States. He accepted a command against the English in San Domingo, under Rochambeau. He commanded a defence of the Môle-Saint-Nicolas and escaped with the garrison to Cuba, but en route there his ship was attacked by a British schooner. After a long engagement, he was severely wounded, and died of his wounds in Havana on 9 January 1804.[1]

Louis Marie Antoine de Noailles was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati from France.

Personal life

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He married his cousin Anne Jeanne Baptiste de Noailles (1758–1794), daughter of Jean Louis Paul François de Noailles, Duke of Noailles. They had four children:[2]

  1. Adrienne Theodore Philippine de Noailles (1778–1781), who died young.[2]
  2. Louis Joseph Alexis de Noailles, Count of Noailles(1783–1835), who married Cécile de Boisgelin (1797-1836), the only child of Marquis Bruno-Gabriel de Boisgelin and Cécile d'Harcourt-Beuvron.[2]
  3. Alfred Louis Dominique Vincent de Paul de Noailles, Viscount of Noailles (1784–1812) married Rosalie Charlotte Antoinette Léontine de Noailles (1797–1851), daughter of Charles Arthur Tristan Languedoc de Noailles.[2]
  4. Euphemia Cécile Marie Adelaide de Noailles (1790–1870), who married Olivier de Saint-Georges de Vérac, Marquis of Vérac (1768–1858), in 1811.[2]

Noailles died in Havana on 9 January 1804.[1]

Descendants

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Through his son Alfred, Viscount de Noailles, he was a grandfather of Anne Marie Cécile de Noailles (1812–1848), who married Charles Philippe Henri de Noailles.[2]

Through his daughter Euphemia, he was a grandfather of Marthe Augustine de Saint-Georges de Vérac, who married Louis Marie Pantaleon Costa, Marquis de Beauregard (1806–1864) in 1834.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Noailles s.v. Louis Marie". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 723.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Annuaire de la noblesse de France et des maisons souveraines de l'Europe (in French). Bureau de la publication. 1870. p. 314. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ^ Touraine, Société archéologique de (1890). Mémoires de la Société archéologique de Touraine: Série in-80 (in French). Société archéologique de Touraine. p. 490. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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Further reading

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  • François Furstenberg, When the United States Spoke French: Five Refugees Who Shaped a Nation. New York: Penguin, 2014.
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