Emmanuel Marie de Noailles, Marquis of Noailles explained

Emmanuel Marie de Noailles
Full Name:Emmanuel Marie de Noailles
Marquis of Noailles
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Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Maintenon, France
Spouse:Charlotte Françoise de Hallencourt de Dromesnil
Issue:Louis Jules César de Noailles
Achille Charles Victor de Noailles
Father:Louis de Noailles, 4th Duke of Noailles

Emmanuel Marie Louis de Noailles, Marquis of Noailles (12 December 1743 – September 1822) was a French diplomat.

Early life

Noailles was born in Paris on 12 December 1743. He was the second son of Louis de Noailles, 4th Duke of Noailles and Catherine Françoise Charlotte de Cossé-Brissac.[1] His siblings included Jean de Noailles, 5th Duke of Noailles, Adrienne Catherine de Noailles (who married René de Froulay, Count of Tessé, Marquis de Lavardin, a grandson of René de Froulay de Tessé), and Philippine Louise de Noailles.

His paternal grandparents were Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles and Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné. His maternal grandparents were Charles Timoléon Louis de Cossé, 6th Duke of Brissac and Catherine Madeleine Pecoil.

Career

He served as ambassador to Hamburg from 1768 to 1770, to Amsterdam from 1770 to 1776, to London 1776–1783, and to Vienna 1783–1792. Lafayette visited him, in 1776, before embarking for America, as he promised.[2] In Vienna, he also knew Gluck and Mozart.[3]

Personal life

Noailles was married to Charlotte Françoise de Hallencourt de Dromesnil (1745–1806), daughter of the Marquis de Dromesnil. Together, they were the parents of:

Noailles died in September 1822. As his elder brother, the 5th Duke, died without male issue in 1824, the dukedom passed to Emmanuel's grandson, 22 year-old Paul de Noailles, who became the 6th Duke of Noailles.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Noailles. Noailles s.v. Emmanuel Marie Louis. 19. 723.
  2. Book: The Marquis de La Fayette in the American Revolution . de kalb.. Charlemagne Tower. 88. J.B. Lippincott Company. 1894 .
  3. Book: Host Bibliographic Record for Boundwith Item Barcode 30112047793085 and Others . 1884 . 537 . 19 June 2024 . en.
  4. Book: The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Mun-Oddfellows . 1911 . At the University Press . 723 . 19 June 2024 . en.