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Louis Marie Victor d'Aumont, 2nd Duke of Aumont


Louis Marie Victor d'Aumont, 2nd Duke of Aumont (1632–1704) was a French Army officer and courtier who served Louis XIV in various capacities, including Premier Gentilhomme de la Chambre du Roi and as Governor of Paris.

In 1666, he assumed by Royal Licence the name de Villequier,[1] and was styled marquis de Villequier until he succeeded to the dukedom of Aumont upon the death of his father Marshal Antoine d'Aumont, 1st Duke of Aumont in 1669.

He first married, on 21 November 1660, Madeleine Fare, daughter of Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Barbezieux, by whom he had five children, including

He married a second time to Françoise Angélique de la Mothe Houdancourt, daughter of Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt and Louise de Prie.
Other descendants include the Grimaldis Princes of Monaco, via Hereditary Princess Louise of Monaco née d'Aumont, a great-granddaughter.

See also

References

  1. ^ "www.villequiers.fr". Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. ^ www.britishmuseum.org

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