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Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne (2 August 1679 – 3 August 1753) was a French nobleman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. Given the title comte d'Évreux at birth, he later became a lieutenant of the King's armies. He is sometimes called Henri Louis.
Louis-Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne est le fils du duc de Bouillon et gouverneur d' Auvergne Godefroy-Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne et de Marie-Anne Mancini, nièce de Mazarin. Il est aussi un petit-neveu du maréchal de Turenne . Sa carrière militaire commence en 1691. Il est nommé enseigne au régiment du Roi, pendant le siège de Mons.
Lieutenant general; son of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne and Marie Anne Mancini. Married Marie Anne Crozat (1696-1729), daughter of Antoine Crozat and niece of Pierre Crozat, in 1707.
Life at Court. From 1611 to 1675. Reign of Louis XIV. His traces at Versailles. Hailed as “France’s greatest military genius before Napoleon,” Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, never missed a battle. Born on 11 September 1611, the son of a Marshal, he was introduced to the art of war as a young lad.
- Senior Line: Counts of Auvergne and Boulogne
- Junior Line: Viscounts of Turenne and Princes of Sedan
- Later History: Dukes of Bouillon and Albret
- Bouillon Succession
- References
Although various La Tours are mentioned in the documents from the 11th and 12th century, the family history remains unclear until the 13th century, when they owned the lordship of la Tour in the county of Auvergne, hence the name. The medieval family was related through marriages to other notable families of the French south, including Ventadour, L...
Bertrand de La Tour d'Auvergne, owner of Ollierguesand several other seigneuries, was the author of the junior line of the family. He died in 1329 and was buried in Clermont-Ferrand. His great grandson William de la Tour became bishop of Rodez and Catholic Patriarch of Antioch. The latter's nephew, Agne IV of Oliergues, married in 1444 his cousin, ...
Frederic-Maurice's son, Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne (1641–1721), was the first member of his family to become a truly sovereign duke of Bouillon. This happened in 1678 when the Duchy of Bouillon was finally reconquered from the Spaniards by the Marshal de Créquy. Apart from his ducal titles, Godefroy-Maurice also held the title of Count ...
In 1780, the 6th Duke of Bouillon developed a friendship with Philippe d'Auvergne, a British naval officer imprisoned in France. As a family legend had it, the Dauvergne family represented a collateral branch of the ancient Counts of Auvergne, which had moved to the island of Jerseysometime in the 13th century. In 1787, the 6th Duke recognized this...
Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne". Genealogy.EU.[self-published source][better source needed]12 de abr. de 2024 · Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne was a French military leader, marshal of France (from 1643), one of the greatest military commanders during the reign of Louis XIV. Beginning his military career in the Thirty Years’ War (from 1625), he subsequently commanded the royal armies in the.
1625–1675. Rank. Maréchal général des camps et armées du roi. Battles/wars. See battles. Signature. Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne (11 September 1611 – 27 July 1675), commonly known as Turenne [ty.ʁɛn], was a French general and one of only six Marshals to have been promoted Marshal General of France.
