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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.
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.
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]
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
In 1591 Henry IV married him to Charlotte de La Marck, heiress to the duchy of Bouillon and of the Principality of Sedan. [1] In 1592 Henry IV made him Marshal of France. [1] After the death of his wife in 1594, he married Elisabeth of Nassau, [1] a daughter of William the Silent, by his third wife Charlotte de Bourbon, in 1595. [2]
Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne (1668 – 17 April 1730) was a French nobleman and ruler of the Sovereign Duchy of Bouillon. He was the son of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne and his wife Marie Anne Mancini. He married four times and had eleven children.
Constantin Ignace, duc de Château-Thierry (1646–1670) at the age of 16 joined the order of St. John of Jerusalem Henri Ignace, le comte d'Évreux (1650–1675)nicknamed "Chevalier de Bouillon" Mauricienne Fébronie de La Tour d’Auvergne (1652-1706) (aka Princesse d'Evreux ), married 1668 Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg (1638-1705 ...