Jean Charles Lamoral of Ligne-La Trémoïlle

Prince Jean Charles Lamoral de Ligne-La Trémoïlle (16 June 1911 – 9 July 2005), 14th Duke of Thouars, 13th Duke of La Trémoïlle, 16th Prince de Tarente, 20th Prince de Talmond and 20th Count of Laval,[1] was a Franco-Belgian nobleman and the only child of the French Princess Charlotte de La Trémoïlle, 13th Duchess of Thouars, and her Belgian husband, Prince Henri-Florent de Ligne. Upon the death of his mother in 1971, he succeeded to all of her French noble titles.

Prince Jean Charles Lamoral
Prince of Ligne
Duke of Thouars
Tenure27 October 1971 – 9 July 2005
PredecessorPrincess Charlotte
SuccessorPrince Charles-Antoine
Born(1911-06-16)16 June 1911
Died9 July 2005(2005-07-09) (aged 94)
Noble familyLigne (agnatic)
La Trémoïlle (cognatic)
Spouse(s)Maria del Rosario de Lambertye-Gerbeviller (m. 1942)
IssuePrincess Hedwige Marie
Prince Charles-Antoine Lamoral
Princess Nathalie Marie
FatherPrince Henri-Florent de Ligne
MotherPrincess Charlotte de La Trémoïlle, 13th Duchess of Thouars

Family background

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Although a junior member of the House of Ligne, he founded a distinct cadet branch of that princely family – upon the death of his childless maternal uncle, Louis Jean Marie de La Trémoille, prince étranger, he legally appended his mother's surname (de La Trémoïlle) to his father's surname (de Ligne) in Belgium.[2][3]

Marriage and children

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On 11 March 1942 in Paris, France, he married Maria del Rosario de Lambertye-Gerbeviller (14 October 1922 - 17 March 2023), daughter of Charles Edmond de Lambertye, Marquis de Gerbeviller.[4]

They had three children, all of whom married into princely families:[2]

  • Althea Isabelle Sophie
  • Athénaïs Allegra Isabella
  • Antoine Tao Édouard Adrien
  • Charles Lamoral Joseph Malcolm (born in Paris in 1980), wed at Antoing Castle on 20 November 2010 to Ran Li (born in Guangdong, China).[5]
  • Amadeo Joseph Gabriel

His legal title and style in Belgium was: "His Highness Jean Charles de Ligne de La Trémoïlle, Prince de Ligne."[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Almanach de Gotha, La Trémoïlle. Justus Perthes, 1944, p.463. French.
  2. ^ a b Genealogishes Handbuch des Adels: Furstliche Hauser Band XIV. Limburg an der Lahn, Germany: C.A. Starke Verlag. 1991. pp. 495, 498–499. ISBN 3-7980-0700-4.
  3. ^ Hello!. "Fairytale nuptials for Prince Edouard de Ligne and his Italian actress love". Hellomagazine.com. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. ^ Meylan, Vincent. "La princesse de Ligne-La Trémoille, artistocrate européenne et bientôt centenaire". Point de Vue. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. ^ "L'info sur lavenir.net – L'actu 24h/24, 7 jours sur 7 - Page de redirection". Lavenir.net. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
Prince Jean Charles Lamoral de La Trémoille
Cadet branch of the House of Ligne and La Trémoille family
Born: 16 June 1911 Died: 9 July 2005
French nobility
Preceded by Duke of Thouars, et cetera
27 October 1971 – 9 July 2005
Succeeded by