Louise d'Aumont Mazarin
Louise Félicité Victoire d'Aumont (born October 22, 1759 in Paris ; † December 13, 1826 there ) was Princess of Monaco.
She was born the daughter of Louis-Marie, Duke of Aumont (1732–1799) and his wife Louise Jeanne de Durfort, Duchess of Mazarin (1735–1781). Her full title was Duchess of Aumont, of Mazarin, Mayenne and La Meilleraye, Countess of Ferrette, Belfort, Thann, Rosemont, Baroness of Altkirch, Princess of Château-Porcien, Marquise of Chilly and Guiscard. A descendant of Hortense Mancini , a niece of Cardinal Mazarin , she inherited all of her titles when the male line died out. Later these passed to the House of Grimaldi .
On July 15, 1777 she married Prince Honoré , from 1814 Prince Honoré IV of Monaco.
The couple had two sons who both succeeded their father as princes:
- Prince Honoré V of Monaco (1778–1841)
- Prince Florestan of Monaco (1785-1856)
In 1798 the couple divorced and she moved back to Paris. There she gave birth to two more daughters, the names of the fathers are unknown:
- Amélie Célestine d'Aumont (* 1794)
- Jeanne Marie d'Aumont († 1842)
In 1801 she married Rene Françcois Tirnand-d'Arcis.
Louise d'Aumont came from one of the richest families in France. She brought her fortune into her marriage to Honoré, but got it back after the divorce. She was arrested during the French Revolution and spent several years in prison. Her goods and property were confiscated, after the restoration (1825) she received back only the goods that had not already been sold.
She died penniless in Paris on December 13, 1826, she was transferred to Monaco and buried in the Church of St. Nicholas, which stood on the site of today's Notre-Dame-Immaculée Cathedral .
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| SURNAME | Louise d'Aumont Mazarin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Louise Félicité Victoire d'Aumont; Louise d'Aumont |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Monaco |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1759 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1826 |
| Place of death | Paris |