Antoine Charles de Gramont
3rd Duke of Gramont
Full name
Antoine Charles
Born1641
Died25 October 1720 (aged 79)
Spouse(s)Marie Charlotte de Castelnau
Anne Baillet de La Cour
IssueCatherine-Charlotte de Boufflers
FatherAntoine de Gramont, Duke of Gramont
MotherFrançoise Marguerite du Plessis

Antoine Charles de Gramont, 3rd Duke of Gramont (1641 - 25 October 1720) was a French nobleman comte de Guiche, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidachewho served as a diplomat. His senior title was Duke of Gramont.

Early life

He was the youngest son of Antoine III de Gramont and Françoise-Marguerite du Plessis de Chivré (d. 2 May 1689), Cardinal Richelieu's niece.

Biography

He distinguished himself in the King's armies during the campaign against Holland in 1672 and during the Siege of Besançon (1674) in the Franco-Dutch War. Later he was Ambassador extraordinary in Spain, Viceroy of Navarre and Béarn, and governor of Bayonne.
He was a Knight of the King's order and Knight of the Golden Fleece.

Personal life

In 1668 he married Marie Charlotte de Castelnau (1648 – 29 January 1694), daughter of Marshal Castelnau.
They had two children :

After his wife died, he married Anne Baillet de La Cour (1665-1737) in 1710. They had one child:

  • NN de Gramont (b. 1704 - d. before 1720)

Ancestors

See also

  • "Portaits Gramont : Généalogie de la famille Gramont". Archived from the original on 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
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