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	Godefroy Charles Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne

Godefroy
Godefroy
Duke of Bouillon
	Portrait du Duc de Bouillon, Jean-François Colson, 1775, musée de l'Ancien Évêché (Évreux)
Born	26 January 1728
Died	3 December 1792 (aged 64); Château de Navarre, Évreux, France
Spouse	Louise Henriette Gabrielle de Lorraine
Issue	Jacques-Léopold, Duke of Bouillon; Charles Louis Godefroi, Prince of Auvergne
Names
Names
	Godefroy Charles Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne
House	La Tour d'Auvergne
Father	Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
Mother	Maria Karolina Sobieska

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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

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.

Gallery

Tombstone of his mother, Charlotte at the Saint Kazimierz Church in Warsaw
Louise de Lorraine, princesse de Turenne by Jean-Marc Nattier (1746)
Versailles, Musée national du Château et des Trianons
The Children of the Duke of Bouillon dressed as Montagnards^[2] by François-Hubert Drouais (1756)
Private collection

Issue

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

Ancestry

Ancestors of Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne

8. Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne

4. Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne

9. Marie Anne Mancini

2. Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne

10. Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille

5. Marie Armande Victoire de La Trémouille

11. Madeleine de Créquy

1. Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne

12. John III Sobieski

6. Jakub Ludwik Sobieski

13. Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien

3. Maria Karolina Sobieska

14. Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine

7. Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth Amelia of Neuburg

15. Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

References and notes

^ Base Joconde: Reference no. 07030002445, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
^ 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.

[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.

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+{{Distinguish|Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon}}
 {{Infobox royalty
 | name        = Godefroy
 | image       = Colson - Portrait du Duc de Bouillon.jpg
-| caption     = ''Portrait du Duc de Bouillon'',<ref>{{base Joconde|07030001185}}</ref> [[Jean-François Colson]], [[1775]], [[musée de l'Ancien Évêché]] ([[Évreux]])
+| caption     = ''Portrait du Duc de Bouillon'',<ref>{{base Joconde|07030002445}}</ref> [[Jean-François Colson]], [[1775]], [[musée de l'Ancien Évêché]] ([[Évreux]])
 | title       = [[Duke of Bouillon]]
 | spouse      = [[Louise Henriette Gabrielle de Lorraine]]
-| issue       = [[Jacques de La Tour d'Auvergne|Jacques, Duke of Bouillon]]<br>Charles Louis Godefroi, Prince of 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
 | house       = [[House of La Tour d'Auvergne|La Tour d'Auvergne]]
@@ Line 15: / Line 16: @@
 }}
-'''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]]. 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==
-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 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130415094754/http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00010738&tree=LEO |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2013-04-15 |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; 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.<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 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]], 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.
+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==
@@ Line 41: / Line 35: @@
 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>
+==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==
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 |1= 1. '''Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne'''
 |2= 2. [[Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne]]
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 |14= 14. [[Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine]]
 |15= 15. [[Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt]]
-|16= 16. [[Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne]]
-|17= 17. Eleonora Catharina of the Bergh
-|18= 18. Lorenzo Mancini
-|19= 19. Geronima Mazzarini
-|20= 20. [[Henry Charles de La Trémoille]]
-|21= 21.  Émilie of Hesse-Kassel
-|22= 22. Claude, Duke of Créquy
-|23= 23. Anne Armande de Saint-Gelais
-|24= 24. [[Jakub Sobieski]]
-|25= 25. Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz
-|26= 26. [[Henri Albert de La Grange d'Arquien]]
-|27= 27. Françoise de La Châtre
-|28= 28. [[Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg]]
-|29= 29. [[Magdalene of Bavaria]]
-|30= 30. [[George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt]]
-|31= 31. [[Sophia Eleonore of Saxony]]
 }}
-==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==
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-[[Category:People from Paris]]
+[[Category:Nobility from Paris]]
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-[[Category:French Roman Catholics]]
+[[Category:Military personnel from Paris]]
-[[Category:18th-century French people]]
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-[[Category:Grand Chamberlains of France]]
+[[Category:Grand chamberlains of France]]
 [[Category:People of Byzantine descent]]
 [[Category:18th-century peers of France]]
+[[Category:Dukes of Château-Thierry]]

v t e Princes of Bouillon
The generations start from the Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, first sovereign Duke of Bouillon
1st Generation	Frédéric Maurice, Duke of Bouillon Henri, Viscount of Turenne
2nd Generation	Godefroy Maurice, Duke of Bouillon Emmanuel Théodose, Cardinal de Bouillon
3rd Generation	Emmanuel Theodose, Duke of Bouillon Louis Henri, Count of Évreux
4th Generation	Frédéric Maurice Casimir, Prince of Turenne Charles Godefroy, Duke of Bouillon
5th Generation	Godefroy, Duke of Bouillon
6th Generation	Jacques Léopold, Duke of Bouillon

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