Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoïlle

Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoïlle, 5th Duke of Thouars (May 1655 – 1 June 1709), 5th Duke of Thouars, was a French nobleman.

Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille
5th Duke of Thouars (more...)
5th Duke of Thouars
Period21 January 1674 – 1 June 1709
PredecessorPrince Henri de La Trémoille
SuccessorCharles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille
Born(1655-05-00)May 1655
The Hague, United Provinces of the Netherlands (now Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Died1 June 1709(1709-06-01) (aged 54)
Paris, Place Saint-Sulpice, Kingdom of France (now Fifth French Republic
Noble familyLa Trémoille
Spouse(s)Madeleine de Créquy
(m. 1675 - 1707; her death)
IssueMarie Armande, Princess of Turenne
Charles Louis Bretagne, 6th Duke of Thouars
FatherHenri Charles de La Trémoille
MotherPrincess Emilie of Hesse-Kassel

Early life

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He was the second child and eldest son of Henri Charles de La Trémoille (son and heir of Henri de La Trémoille, 3rd Duke of Thouars and his wife Marie de La Tour d'Auvergne) and his wife Princess Emilie of Hesse-Kassel (daughter of William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and his wife Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg).

Religion

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Brought up a Calvinist, in 1668 his father had converted to Catholicism and then forcibly converted his children as well. His mother and eldest sister fled to the Netherlands.

Marriage

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On 3 April 1675 he married Madeleine de Créquy (1655-1707), daughter and heiress of Charles de Créquy and his wife Anne Armande de Saint Gelais. The couple had two children:

Children

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  1. Marie Armande de La Trémoille (1677-1717) who married Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, The Prince of Turenne (later Reigning Duke of Bouillon from 1721); They had Seven children.
  2. Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille who succeeded him as The 6th Duke of Thouars as well as other titles in 1709; He married Marie Madeleine Motier and they had one child.

Ancestors

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Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille
Born: May 1655 Died: 1 June 1709
French nobility
Preceded by Duke of Thouars, et cetera
21 January 1674 – 1 June 1709
Succeeded by