Joseph, Count of Harcourt

Joseph de Lorraine (Anne Marie Joseph; 30 April 1679 – 29 April 1739) was a member of an ancient House of Lorraine and Count of Harcourt. He was styled Prince de Guise before becoming Count of Harcourt.

Joseph
Count of Harcourt
Coat-of-arms of Harcourt
Born(1679-04-30)30 April 1679
France
Died29 April 1739(1739-04-29) (aged 59)
France
SpouseMarie Louise Jeannin de Castille
Issue
Detail
Louise Henriette Françoise, Duchess of Bouillon
Marie Élisabeth, Duchess of Richelieu
Louis, Prince of Harcourt
Names
Anne Marie Joseph de Lorraine
HouseLorraine
FatherAlphonse Henri, Count of Harcourt
MotherMarie Françoise de Brancas

Early life edit

By birth, member of the junior branch of an old and influential noble family, he was born as the eldest son Alphonse Henri, Count of Harcourt and his wife, Marie Françoise de Brancas, member of an equally old House of Brancas.

Marriage and issue edit

On 2 July 1705, he married Marie Louise Chrétienne Jeannin de Castille (d. 1735), daughter of Gaspard Jeannin de Castille. The couple had four children, three of which survived infancy and two had further issue:

His female line descendants are the Dukes of Noailles through his eldest grand child Marie Charlotte de La Tour d'Auvergne, Princesse de Beauvau, wife of Charles Juste de Beauvau.

Death edit

He died on 29 April 1739, aged 59.

References and notes edit

Sources edit

  • Georges Poull, La maison ducale de Lorraine, 1991