Anne Jules de Noailles, 2nd Duke of Noailles (5 February 16502 October 1708) was one of the chief generals of

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towards the end of the reign of

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, and, after raising the regiment of Noailles in 1689, he commanded in

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during both the

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and the

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, and was made

marshal of France Marshal of France (french: Maréchal de France, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished ( ...

in 1693.

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Anne de Noailles Anne de Noailles, 1st Duke of Noailles (died 15 February 1678) was the great-grandson of Antoine, 1st comte de Noailles. He played an important part in the Fronde and the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, became captain-general of the newl ...

and his wife,

Louise Boyer Anne ''Louise'', Duchess of Noailles (1632–22 May 1697), was a French courtier. She served as ''dame d'atour'' to the queen dowager of France, Anne of Austria, from 1657 until 1666. The daughter of Antoine Boyer, Lord of Sainte-Geneviève ...

, he acceded to the title of duc de Noailles on his father's death in 1678. He was married to Marie-Françoise de Bournonville, with whom he had children. Adrien-Maurice, his eldest surviving son, succeeded him upon his death. One of his daughters, Marie Victoire, married one of King

's illegitimate sons, the Comte de Toulouse. Anne Jules de Noailles had many children * Marie Christine de Noailles (1672–1748), married (1687)

Antoine V de Gramont Antoine V de Gramont (January 1672 – September 16, 1725), Duke of Guiche, was a Marshal of France. Early life French military figure and member of the House of Gramont, he was the oldest child of Antoine Charles IV de Gramont and Marie Charlott ...

duc de Gramont, ''Marshal of France'' (1671–1725) * Marie Charlotte de Noailles (1677–1723), married (1696) Malo, marquis de Coëtquen; * Adrien Maurice de Noailles (1678–1766), 3rd duc de Noailles; married Françoise-Charlotte d'Aubigné, niece of

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; * Lucie Félicité de Noailles (°1683), married (1698)

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(1660–1737), a

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; * Marie-Thérèse de Noailles (°1684–1784), married (1698) Charles François de la Baume Le Blanc, duc de La Vallière; * Marie-Françoise de Noailles (°1687), married (1703) Emmanuel de Beaumanoir, marquis de Lavardin; *

Marie Victoire de Noailles ''Marie Victoire'' Sophie de Noailles, Countess of Toulouse (Versailles, 6 May 1688 – Paris, 30 September 1766), was a French noble and courtier. Her second spouse was Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse, the youngest legitimized ...

(1688–1766), married (1707) Louis de Pardaillan de Gondrin (1688–1712), then (1723) his half-uncle

Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse Louis Alexandre de Bourbon (6 June 1678 – 1 December 1737), a legitimated prince of the blood royal, was the son of Louis XIV and of his mistress Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. At the age of five, he became grand admiral of ...

; * Anne Louise de Noailles (°1695) married (1716) François Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois (†1719) and had issue; married again to Jacques Hippolyte Mancini, Marquis Mancini (son of

Philippe Jules Mancini Philippe Jules Mancini, 8th Duke of Nevers (1641–1707) was the nephew of Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister of France immediately after the death of King Louis XIII. He was the brother of the five famous Mancini sisters, who, along with two of ...

) and had issue; present

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, Albert II, is descended from this line.

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