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Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, GE (French pronunciation: [lwi də ʁuvʁwa]; 16 January 1675 – 2 March 1755), was a French soldier, diplomat, and memoirist.He was born in Paris at the Hôtel Selvois, 6 rue Taranne (demolished in 1876 to make way for the Boulevard Saint-Germain).
Claude de Rouvroy de Saint-Simon. Claude de Rouvroy, 1st Duke of Saint-Simon (French pronunciation: [klod də ʁuvʁwa]; August 1607 – 3 May 1693), was a French soldier and courtier, and favourite of Louis XIII of France, who created his dukedom for him. His only son Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of Saint-Simon (1675–1755) was the famous memoirist ...
Duke of Saint-Simon (French: duc de Saint-Simon; Spanish: duque de Saint-Simon) was a title in the Peerage of France and later in the Peerage of Spain. It was granted in 1635 to Claude de Rouvroy, comte de Rasse. [1] The title's name refers to the seigneury that was held by the Rouvroy family at Saint-Simon in Aisne.
Claude-Anne de Rouvroy de Saint Simon (French pronunciation: [klod an də ʁuvʁwa də sɛ̃ simɔ̃]; Château de la Faye, Deviat, 16 March 1743 – Madrid, 3 January 1819), Marquis of Saint-Simon and Montblerú, Grandee of Spain, since 1814 Duke of Saint-Simon (Spanish title), was a French noble, military and politician of the 18th and 19th ...
The Count of St. Germain (French: Comte de Saint Germain; French pronunciation: [kɔ̃t də sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]; c. 1691 or 1712 – 27 February 1784) [3] whose real name and origins remain unknown, was a European adventurer who had interests and achievements in science, alchemy, philosophy, and the arts.
Claude de Rouvroy de Saint-Simon, pair and Grand Louvetier de France, then duc de Saint-Simon. Charles du Camboût, baron de Pont-Château and la Roche-Bernard, marquis de Coislin, governor of Brest, the King's lieutenant général in Basse-Bretagne.
The famous description of Marly in the memoirs of Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon [8] were written in retrospect and, for the initiation of Marly, at second hand; when Saint-Simon wrote, in 1715, Marly's heyday was ending, with the death of Louis XIV that year. Louis' heirs found the north-facing slope made Marly damp and dreary, and ...
Pages in category "Dukes of Saint-Simon" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon; R.