Alphonse Henri, Count of Harcourt explained

Alphonse Henri
Full Name:Alphonse Henri Charles de Lorraine
Count of Harcourt
Issue:Anne Marie Joseph, Count of Harcourt
François Marie, Count of Maubec
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Spouse:Marie Françoise de Brancas
House:Lorraine-Guise
Father:François Louis, Count of Harcourt
Mother:Anne d'Ornano
Birth Date:14 August 1648
Birth Place:France
Death Place:France

Alphonse Henri de Lorraine (Alphonse Henri Charles; 14 August 1648 – 19 October 1718) was a member of the House of Lorraine and Count of Harcourt.

Early life

Born to François Louis, Count of Harcourt and his wife, Anne d'Ornano, Marquise de Maubec, Countess de Montlaur (d. 1695), he was the couple's third child. His older brother, François de Lorraine, Batard d'Harcourt, was illegitimate, having been born before his parents were married. As such, François was not entitled to inherit his father's land and titles. As such, at his father's death in 1694, Alphonshe became the Count of Harcourt having been styled as the Prince d'Harcourt.

Marriage

At the age of eighteen, he married Marie Françoise de Brancas on 21 February 1667 in Paris. The couple had 9 children, of whom only 3 lived to adulthood.[1] [2] Françoise was the eldest of two daughters born to Count Charles de Brancas (1618-1681) and his wife, Susanne Garnier (1630-1685), widow of François de Brézé, Seigneur d’Isigny en Normandie. Her sister Marie married into the Brancas family.

Issue

Death

Alphonse Henri died at the age of 70 during the Regency of Philippe d'Orléans (Regent for the minority of Louis XV). His wife died in 1715.

References and notes

Notes and References

  1. Book: Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France, des pairs, grands officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des anciens barons du royaume.... Tome 3 / par le P. Anselme,... ; continuée par M. Du Fourny. Anselm de Sainte-Marie. gallica.bnf.fr. French. 497.
  2. News: Maison de Lorraine-Guise. Etienne Pattou. racineshistoire.free.fr. 2011. French. 16.