Jules de Noailles, 7th Duke of Noailles

Jules Charles Victurnien de Noailles, 7th Duke of Noailles (12 October 1826 – 6 March 1895), was a French aristocrat.

Early life

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He was born in Paris on 12 October 1826. He was the eldest son of Paul de Noailles, 6th Duke of Noailles (who succeeded his grand-uncle Jean de Noailles, 5th Duke of Noailles, as Duke of Noailles in 1824), and Alice de Rochechouart-Mortemart (a daughter of Victurnien de Rochechouart, 8th Duke of Mortemart). His younger brother was the diplomat, Emmanuel Henri Victurnien de Noailles, Marquis de Noailles, the French envoy to the United States and the French ambassador to Italy, the Ottoman Empire, and Germany.[1]

His paternal grandparents were Jules de Noailles, Marquis de Noailles (a son of Emmanuel Marie de Noailles, Marquis of Noailles), and Pauline Laurette Le Couteulx du Molay (a daughter of Jacques Jean Le Couteulx, Seigneur du Molay).[1]

Career

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Upon his father's death in 1885,[2] he succeeded to the title of Duke of Noailles.[1]

Personal life

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He married Clotilde Caroline Antoinette de La Ferté-Meun Molé de Champlâtreux, a daughter of Count Hubert de La Ferté-Meun and Elisabeth Françoise Molé de Champlâtreux.[1] Together, they were the parents of:

The Duke died in Paris on 6 March 1895.[4] He was succeeded by his son, Adrien de Noailles.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Annuaire de la noblesse de France (in French). Au Bureau de la publication. 1908. p. 95. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Obituary | PAUL, DUC DE NOAILLES". The New York Times. 31 May 1885. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ Almanach de Gotha: annuaire généalogique, diplomatique et statistique (in French). J. Perthes. 1905. p. 407. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Death of the Duc de Noailles". The New York Times. 8 March 1895. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
French nobility
Preceded by Duke of Noailles
1885–1895
Succeeded by
Preceded by Counts and Dukes of Ayen
1824–1885
Succeeded by