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{{Distinguish|Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon}}
{{Infobox royalty|foreign prince in France
{{Infobox royalty
| name =Godefroy
| name = Godefroy
| title = [[Duke of Bouillon]]
| spouse =[[Louise Henriette Gabrielle de Lorraine]]
| image = Colson - Portrait du Duc de Bouillon.jpg
| caption = ''Portrait du Duc de Bouillon'',<ref>{{base Joconde|07030002445}}</ref> [[Jean-François Colson]], [[1775]], [[musée de l'Ancien Évêché]] ([[Évreux]])
| issue =[[Jacques de La Tour d'Auvergne|Jacques, Duke of Bouillon]]<br>Charles Louis Godefroi, Prince of Auvergne
| title = [[Duke of Bouillon]]
| full name =Godefroy Charles Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne
| noble family =[[House of La Tour d'Auvergne]]
| spouse = [[Louise Henriette Gabrielle de Lorraine]]
| father =[[Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne]]
| issue = [[Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne|Jacques-Léopold, Duke of Bouillon]]<br>Charles Louis Godefroi, Prince of Auvergne
| full name = Godefroy Charles Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne
| mother =[[Maria Karolina Sobieska]]
| house = [[House of La Tour d'Auvergne|La Tour d'Auvergne]]
| date of birth = {{Birth date|1728|1|26|df=y}}
| father = [[Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne]]
| place of death=Château de Navarre, [[Évreux]], [[France]]
| mother = [[Maria Karolina Sobieska]]
| date of death = {{Death date and age|1792|12|3|1728|1|26||df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1728|1|26|df=y}}
|}}
| death_place = [[Château de Navarre]], [[Évreux]], [[France]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1792|12|3|1728|1|26||df=y}}
}}


'''Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne''' (Godefroy Charles Henri; 26 January 1728 &ndash; 3 December 1792) was a member of the [[House of La Tour d'Auvergne]], the [[Sovereign]] [[Duke]]s of [[Bouillon]]. He was subsequently the penultimate [[Duke of Bouillon]] succeeding his father in 1771.
'''Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne''' (Godefroy Charles Henri; 26 January 1728, [[Paris]] &ndash; 3 December 1792) was a member of the [[House of La Tour d'Auvergne]], the [[Sovereign]] [[Duke]]s of [[Bouillon, Belgium|Bouillon]]. He was subsequently the penultimate [[Duke of Bouillon]] succeeding his father in 1771.


==Biography==
==Biography==


The youngest of two children, he was born to the Duke and [[Duchess of Bouillon]] in 1728. He had an older sister, [[Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne|Marie Louise]] (1725–1793) who later married the [[Jules, Prince of Guéméné|Prince of Guéméné]]<ref name="La Tour">{{cite web| url= http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00010738&tree=LEO | title= Godefory Charles Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne |accessdate= 2010-03-29|last= van de Pas|first= Leo|work= Genealogics .org}}</ref>.
The younger of two children, he was born to the Duke and [[Duchess of Bouillon]] in 1728. He had an older sister, [[Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne|Marie Louise]] (1725–1793) who later married the [[Jules, Prince of Guéméné|Prince of Guéméné]].


Styled the ''Prince of Turenne'' as the heir apparent to Bouillon, he married [[Louise Henriette Gabrielle de Lorraine]] on 27 November 1743. She was a member of the [[house of Lorraine]] and a great grand daughter of [[Henri, Count of Harcourt]]. The couple had four children in all before Louise Henriette Gabrielle died in 1788. The widower Duke married again in 1789 to Marie Françoise Henriette de Banastre (1775–1816), a girl who was some forty-seven years younger than he. No children were produced from the marriage<ref name="La Tour"/>.
Styled the ''Prince of Turenne'' as the heir apparent to Bouillon, he married Princess [[Louise Henriette Gabrielle de Lorraine]] on 27 November 1743. She was a member of the [[house of Lorraine]] and a great grand daughter of [[Henri, Count of Harcourt]]. The couple had four children in all before Louise Henriette Gabrielle died in 1788; three children pre-deceased them. The widower Duke married again in 1789 to Marie Françoise Henriette de Banastre (1775–1816), a girl who was some forty-seven years younger than he. No children were produced from the marriage.


He served with distinction in the [[Seven Years' War]]. In 1748 he was made a maréchal de camp. He was elected to the [[Royal Academy of Sculpture and Painting]] in 1777. In just three months, he squandered almost a million livres on his mistress, an opera singer, thus bringing his family to the verge of ruin.
He served with distinction in the [[Seven Years' War]]. In 1748 he was made a maréchal de camp. He was elected to the [[Royal Academy of Sculpture and Painting]] in 1777. In just three months, he squandered almost a million livres on his mistress, an opera singer, thus bringing his family to the verge of ruin.


He died at the Château de Navarre on the eve of [[French revolution|Revolution]] and was succeeded by his eldest son [[Jacques de La Tour d'Auvergne|Jacques]]. His successor was the last duke of bouillon, the [[Princes of Guéméné]] today claim the Duchy of Bouillon as their own due to the marriage of Marie Louise (his only sibling) and Jules de Rohan, Prince of Guéméné. He has no known descendants.
He died at the Château de Navarre on the eve of the [[French Revolution]] and was succeeded by his eldest son [[Jacques de La Tour d'Auvergne|Jacques]], who was an invalid. Jacques was the last Duke of Bouillon, the title being abolished during the [[French Revolution]]. The [[Princes of Guéméné]] today claim the Duchy of Bouillon as their own due to the marriage of Marie Louise (his only sibling) and Jules de Rohan, Prince of Guéméné. He has no known descendants.

==Issue==

*'''[[Jacques de La Tour d'Auvergne|''Jacques'' Leopold Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne]]''' (15 January 1746 &ndash; 7 February 1802) married [[Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg]], grand daughter of [[Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg|Ernest Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg]] and [[Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort|Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort]]; no issue;
*'''Charles Louis Godefroi de La Tour d'Auvergne''', Prince of Auvergne (22 September 1749 &ndash; 23 October 1767) never married;
*'''Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne''', Duke of Albret (20 February 1753 &ndash; 7 March 1753) died in infancy;
*'''X de La Tour d'Auvergne''' (3 April 1756) stillborn daughter<ref name="La Tour"/>.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==


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File:Tombstone of Karolina Sobieska de Bouillon.JPG|Tombstone of his mother, ''[[Maria Karolina Sobieska|Charlotte]]'' at the [[St. Kazimierz Church|Saint Kazimierz Church]] in [[Warsaw]]
File:Tombstone of Karolina Sobieska de Bouillon.JPG|Tombstone of his mother, ''[[Maria Karolina Sobieska|Charlotte]]'' at the [[St. Kazimierz Church|Saint Kazimierz Church]] in [[Warsaw]]
Image:Louise de Lorraine, princesse de Turenne par Nattier.jpg|[[Louise de Lorraine|''Louise de Lorraine, princesse de Turenne'']] by [[Jean-Marc Nattier]] (1746)<BR/><small>Versailles, [[Palace of Versailles|Musée national du Château et des Trianons]]</small></div>
Image:Louise de Lorraine, princesse de Turenne par Nattier.jpg|[[Louise de Lorraine|''Louise de Lorraine, princesse de Turenne'']] by [[Jean-Marc Nattier]] (1746)<BR/>Versailles, [[Palace of Versailles|Musée national du Château et des Trianons]]
Image:Drouais, François-Hubert - The Children of the Duc de Bouillon - 1756.jpg|''The Children of the Duke of Bouillon dressed as Montagnards''<ref>[[Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne|Jacques Leopold Charles Godefroy]], prince de Bouillon, is shown playing a [[hurdy-gurdy]], whilst his younger brother, Charles Louis Godefroy, prince d'Auvergne, is shown playing with a marmot on a ribbon.</ref> by [[François-Hubert Drouais]] (1756)<BR/><small>Private collection</small></div>
Image:Drouais, François-Hubert - The Children of the Duc de Bouillon - 1756.jpg|''The Children of the Duke of Bouillon dressed as Montagnards''<ref>[[Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne|Jacques Leopold Charles Godefroy]], prince de Bouillon, is shown playing a [[hurdy-gurdy]], whilst his younger brother, Charles Louis Godefroy, prince d'Auvergne, is shown playing with a marmot on a ribbon.</ref> by [[François-Hubert Drouais]] (1756)<BR/>Private collection
</gallery>

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==Issue==

*[[Jacques de La Tour d'Auvergne|''Jacques'' Leopold Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne]] (15 January 1746 &ndash; 7 February 1802) married [[Hedwig of Hesse-Rotenburg]], grand daughter of [[Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg|Ernest Leopold of Hesse-Rotenburg]] and [[Countess Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort|Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort]]; no issue;
*Charles Louis Godefroi de La Tour d'Auvergne, Prince of Auvergne (22 September 1749 &ndash; 23 October 1767) never married;
*Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Albret (20 February 1753 &ndash; 7 March 1753) died in infancy;
*X de La Tour d'Auvergne (3 April 1756) stillborn daughter.


==Ancestry==
==Ancestry==
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==Titles, styles, honours and arms==
===Titles and styles===

*'''26 January 1728 &ndash; 24 October 1771''' ''His Highness'' the Prince of Turenne
*'''24 October 1771 &ndash; 3 December 1792''' ''His Highness'' the Duke of Bouillon


==References and notes==
==References and notes==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==See also==
{{Princes of Bouillon}}
{{Princes of Bouillon}}
{{Authority control}}


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Latest revision as of 14:52, 28 August 2024

Godefroy
Duke of Bouillon
Born(1728-01-26)26 January 1728
Died3 December 1792(1792-12-03) (aged 64)
Château de Navarre, Évreux, France
SpouseLouise Henriette Gabrielle de Lorraine
IssueJacques-Léopold, Duke of Bouillon
Charles Louis Godefroi, Prince of Auvergne
Names
Godefroy Charles Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne
HouseLa Tour d'Auvergne
FatherCharles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
MotherMaria Karolina Sobieska

Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne (Godefroy Charles Henri; 26 January 1728, Paris – 3 December 1792) was a member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, the Sovereign Dukes of Bouillon. He was subsequently the penultimate Duke of Bouillon succeeding his father in 1771.

Biography

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The younger of two children, he was born to the Duke and Duchess of Bouillon in 1728. He had an older sister, Marie Louise (1725–1793) who later married the Prince of Guéméné.

Styled the Prince of Turenne as the heir apparent to Bouillon, he married Princess Louise Henriette Gabrielle de Lorraine on 27 November 1743. She was a member of the house of Lorraine and a great grand daughter of Henri, Count of Harcourt. The couple had four children in all before Louise Henriette Gabrielle died in 1788; three children pre-deceased them. The widower Duke married again in 1789 to Marie Françoise Henriette de Banastre (1775–1816), a girl who was some forty-seven years younger than he. No children were produced from the marriage.

He served with distinction in the Seven Years' War. In 1748 he was made a maréchal de camp. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Sculpture and Painting in 1777. In just three months, he squandered almost a million livres on his mistress, an opera singer, thus bringing his family to the verge of ruin.

He died at the Château de Navarre on the eve of the French Revolution and was succeeded by his eldest son Jacques, who was an invalid. Jacques was the last Duke of Bouillon, the title being abolished during the French Revolution. The Princes of Guéméné today claim the Duchy of Bouillon as their own due to the marriage of Marie Louise (his only sibling) and Jules de Rohan, Prince of Guéméné. He has no known descendants.

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Issue

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Ancestry

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References and notes

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  1. ^ Base Joconde: Reference no. 07030002445, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ Jacques Leopold Charles Godefroy, prince de Bouillon, is shown playing a hurdy-gurdy, whilst his younger brother, Charles Louis Godefroy, prince d'Auvergne, is shown playing with a marmot on a ribbon.