Louis-Emmanuel de Valois
Louis-Emmanuel de Valois (* 1596 in Clermont , † November 13, 1653 in Paris ) was Duke of Angoulême , Peer of France , Duke of La Guiche , Duke of Augergne , Count of Lauraguais , Alais , Ponthieu , Clermont-en-Beauvaisis , Baron von Coucy , La Tour , Florac , Montigny-Lencoup and Folembray , Lord von Écouen , Sevran , Villiers-le-Bel , Ézanville , Le Mesnil-Aubry etc.
He was the son of Charles de Valois, duc d'Angoulême , an illegitimate son of King Charles IX. , and Charlotte de Montmorency.
Life
As a younger son for the service in the church provided he was abbot of Saint-André in Clermont and commendatory of the abbey of La Chaise-Dieu before 1612 16 years old, the Bishop of Agde was appointed. He later resigned from all ecclesiastical offices and married Henriette de La Guiche (* 1610; † 1682), mistress of Chaumont , heir to Philibert, master of La Guiche and Chaumont, from the house of La Guiche , and Antoinettes de on February 8, 1629 Daillon du Lude from the House of Daillon , the widow of Jacques' de Matignon, Count von Thorigny from the House of Goyon .
After his resignation he was appointed Colonel général of the light cavalry and received the office of Governor of Provence . With the death of his father in 1650 (the older brother had been disinherited in 1609 at the age of 13), he inherited his title, especially that of Duke of Angoulême.
progeny
The children of Louis-Emmanuel and Henriette were:
- Louis (* 1630 in Paris; † October 4, 1637 in the Château of Écouen ), Count of Auvergne, buried in the Minorite Church in Paris
- Marie Françoise (* May 27, 1632; † May 4, 1696 in Essey Abbey), 1653 3rd Duchess of Angoulême, Countess of Lauraguais, Alais, Ponthieu etc., buried on May 6, 1696 in Essey Abbey, ⚭ 3rd November 1649 in Toulon Louis de Lorraine , 1637 7th Duke of Joyeuse , Peer of France, Count of Eu , Duke of Angoulême de iure uxoris
- Armand (born July 14, 1635 in Paris, † November 16, 1639 in Paris), Count of Auvergne, buried in the Minorite Church in Paris
- François (born April 24, 1639 in Aix-en-Provence , † July 10, 1644 in Salon-de-Crau ), Count of Auvergne, buried in the cathedral of Aix-en-Provence
In addition, he had an illegitimate son of an unknown woman, Antoine Charles Louis, Bâtard de Valois, called le Chevalier d'Angoulême (* 1648/49; † September 25, 1701), who was legitimized on September 4, 1677.
Louis-Emmanuel d'Angoulême was buried in Chaumont.
literature
- Detlev Schwennicke (Ed.): European family tables . New episode Volume 2: The states outside Germany, the governing houses of the other states of Europe. Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 1984, plate 25.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard du Puy |
Bishop of Agde 1612–1622 |
Balthazar de Budos de Portes |
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Philibert de la Guiche (Lord of La Guiche) |
Duke of La Guiche 1629–1653 |
Louis de Lorraine (de iure uxoris) |
| Charles de Valois |
Duke of Angoulême 1650–1653 |
Louis de Lorraine (de iure uxoris) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valois, Louis-Emmanuel de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Angoulême, Louis-Emmanuel d ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Angoulême and Peer of France |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1596 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clermont |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1653 |
| Place of death | Paris |