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François de La Rochefoucauld, 1st Duke of La Rochefoucauld

François de La Rochefoucauld, 1st Duke of La Rochefoucauld (7 September 1588 – 8 February 1650) was a French nobleman. He was the father of François de La Rochefoucauld author of Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales better known as the Maximes.[1]

François de La Rochefoucauld
1st Duke of La Rochefoucauld
Coat of arms
Full name
François de La Rochefoucauld
Born(1588-09-05)5 September 1588
Château de La Rochefoucauld, La Rochefoucauld, France
Died8 February 1650(1650-02-08) (aged 61)
Château de La Rochefoucauld, La Rochefoucauld, France
Noble familyof La Rochefoucauld
Spouse(s)
Gabrielle du Plessis
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IssueFrançois, 2nd Duke of La Rochefoucauld
Louis, Abbé de Marsillac
Marie Elisabeth, Abbess of Saint Sauveur d' Évreux
Catherine, Abbess of Charenton
Marie Catherine, Marquise of Puisieux
FatherFrançois de La Rochefoucauld, Count of La Rochefoucauld
MotherClaude de Madaillan, Dame of Estissac

Early life

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La Rochefoucauld was born on 7 September 1588 at his family's Château de La Rochefoucauld, in La Rochefoucauld, France.[2] He was the son of François de La Rochefoucauld, Count of La Rochefoucauld, and Claude de Madaillan, Dame of Estissac.[3]

Career

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After his father was killed at Saint-Yrieix by the Catholic League on 15 March 1591, he inherited the title Count of La Rochefoucauld which he remained until 22 April 1622,[4] when King Louis XIII[5] raised his county of La Rochefoucauld to a dukedom with the influence of his mother Queen Marie de' Medici having attended her coronation on 14 May 1610.[6]

Personal life

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By contract dated 1 March 1611, he married Gabrielle du Plessis, a daughter of Charles du Plessis and Antoinette de Pons, Marquise of Guercheville, and lady-in-waiting to Marie de' Medici. Together, they had twelve children, including:[3]

  1. François de La Rochefoucauld, 2nd Duke of La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680), who married Andrée de Vivonne.
  2. Louis de La Rochefoucauld (1615–1654), the Abbot of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 1650 Bishop of Lectoure, called Abbé de Marsillac.
  3. Marie Elisabeth de La Rochefoucauld (1617–1698), Abbess of Saint Sauveur d' Évreux.
  4. Catherine de La Rochefoucauld (1619–1710), Abbess of Charenton, then of Le Paraclet.
  5. Marie Catherine de La Rochefoucauld (1622–1698), who married Louis Roger Brûlart de Sillery, Marquis of Puisieux.
  6. Antoinette Jeanne de La Rochefoucauld (1623–1647)
  7. Gabrielle Marie de La Rochefoucauld (1624–1693), Abbess of Le Paraclet 1646 to then Abbess of Notre-Dame de Soissons.
  8. Anne Françoise de La Rochefoucauld (1626–1685), coadjutor of Saint Sauveur d'Évreux.
  9. Hilaire Charles de La Rochefoucauld (1628–1651), Knight, then Chancellor of the Order of Malta
  10. Louise de La Rochefoucauld (1630–1651), a nun at Saint Sauveur d'Évreux.
  11. Aimery de La Rochefoucauld (1633–c. 1638), who died young.
  12. Henri de La Rochefoucauld (1634–1708), priest then Aabbot of La Chaise-Dieu and Abbot of Fontfroide.

The Duke died at the Château de La Rochefoucauld on 8 February 1650. He was succeeded by his eldest son, François.

Arms

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  • Burelé d'argent et d'azur, à trois chevrons de gueules brochant sur le tout, le premier écimé[7]

Titles

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References

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  1. ^ Sentences et maximes de morale, La Haye, Jean & Daniel Steucker, 1664. 189 maximes.
  2. ^ Marie Valléée, La Rochefoucauld, un château, une famille, édition Gestraud, 2008
  3. ^ a b Campagne, Maurice (1900). Histoire de la maison de Madaillan 1076 à 1900 (in French). Imp. générale du Sud-Ouest (J. Castanet). p. 251. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. ^ Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Jullien de Courcelles, Histoire généalogique et héraldique des pairs de France, 1827, p. 49
  5. ^ Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Jullien de Courcelles, Histoire généalogique et héraldique des pairs de France, 1827, p. 49
  6. ^ Père Anselme: Histoire de la Maison Royale de France, et des grands officiers de la Couronne , Volume 4, 1728, p. 428
  7. ^ Alain Mazère, La Rochefoucauld: Le duc rebelle, Le Croît Vif, 2007, 375
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