Jean Charles Lamoral of Ligne-La Trémoïlle explained

Prince Jean Charles Lamoral
Prince of Ligne
Succession:Duke of Thouars
Reign:27 October 1971 – 9 July 2005
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Princess Charlotte
Successor:Prince Charles-Antoine
Spouse:Maria del Rosario de Lambertye-Gerbeviller (m. 1942)
Issue:Princess Hedwige Marie
Prince Charles-Antoine Lamoral
Princess Nathalie Marie
Noble Family:Ligne (agnatic)
La Trémoïlle (cognatic)
Father:Prince Henri-Florent de Ligne
Mother:Princess Charlotte de La Trémoïlle, 13th Duchess of Thouars
Birth Date:16 June 1911
Religion:Roman Catholicism

Prince Jean Charles Lamoral de Ligne-La Trémoïlle (16 June 1911 – 9 July 2005), 14th Duke of Thouars, 13th Duke of La Trémoïlle, 16th Prince de Tarente, 20th Prince de Talmond and 20th Count of Laval,[1] was a Franco-Belgian nobleman and the only child of the French Princess Charlotte de La Trémoïlle, 13th Duchess of Thouars, and her Belgian husband, Prince Henri-Florent de Ligne. Upon the death of his mother in 1971, he succeeded to all of her French noble titles.

Family background

Although a junior member of the House of Ligne, he founded a distinct cadet branch of that princely family – upon the death of his childless maternal uncle, Louis Jean Marie de La Trémoille, prince étranger, he legally appended his mother's surname (de La Trémoïlle) to his father's surname (de Ligne) in Belgium.[2] [3]

Marriage and children

On 11 March 1942 in Paris, France, he married Maria del Rosario de Lambertye-Gerbeviller (14 October 1922 - 17 March 2023), daughter of Charles Edmond de Lambertye, Marquis de Gerbeviller.[4]

They had three children, all of whom married into princely families:[2]

His legal title and style in Belgium was: "His Highness Jean Charles de Ligne de La Trémoïlle, Prince de Ligne."

Notes and References

  1. [Almanach de Gotha]
  2. Book: Genealogishes Handbuch des Adels: Furstliche Hauser Band XIV . C.A. Starke Verlag . 1991 . Limburg an der Lahn, Germany . 495, 498–499 . 3-7980-0700-4.
  3. [Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]
  4. Web site: Meylan . Vincent . La princesse de Ligne-La Trémoille, artistocrate européenne et bientôt centenaire . Point de Vue . 5 October 2022.
  5. Web site: L'info sur lavenir.net – L'actu 24h/24, 7 jours sur 7 - Page de redirection . Lavenir.net . 2014-04-21.