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France again invaded Bouillon in 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War, but Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne retained the title. From this point on, although the Duchy of Bouillon was officially still a part of the Holy Roman Empire, it was in actuality a French protectorate. This state of affairs was confirmed by the 1678 Treaties of Nijmegen.
It is difficult to draw an exact list of the lords of Bouillon, as the lordship did not automatically follow the better documented ducal and comital titles held by the dynasty. Since Bouillon is believed to be the patrimonial possession of the dynasty, one would believe the lordship was inherited by the oldest son. [2]
Godefroy III (b. 1728, r. 1771, d. 1792), duke of Bouillon and prince of Turenne, favourable to the French Revolution, committed his duchy to the path of reform by an edict of 24 February 1790 and supported his assemblée générale (parliament) when it voted to abolish manorial and feudal rights on 26 May 1790.
Godfrey of Bouillon was born around 1060, second son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne and Ida, daughter of the Lotharingian duke Godfrey the Bearded and his first wife, Doda. [4] He was probably born in Boulogne-sur-Mer , although one 13th-century chronicler cites Baisy , a town in what is now Walloon Brabant , Belgium . [ 5 ]
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Jeanne de Marley [1] [2] [3]22 June 1449 - 1 February 1487 husband's death
Bouillon, Belgium, a town in Belgium Bouillon Castle, a medieval castle in Belgium; Duchy of Bouillon, a domain that existed between 1291 and 1806; Republic of Bouillon, a short-lived successor to the Duchy of Bouillon; Bouillon, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, a commune in southwestern France; Le Bouillon, a commune in northwestern France
The couple were married on 27 November 1743. Her husband, as heir to the Duchy of Bouillon, was styled prince de Turenne; as such, Louise became the Princess of Turenne. The couple's marriage was carried out by the Cardinal d'Avergne, her husband's cousin; they wed in the Hôtel of her younger brother, Louis Camille de Lorraine. Her husband was ...
3 December 1792 – The 6th Duke of Bouillon dies and his son, Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne, becomes the 7th Duke of Bouillon. 1794 – The French Revolutionary Army invade the Duchy of Bouillon and for 18 months it was the independent Republic of Bouillon. 25 October 1795 – Annexation of Bouillon by the French Republic.