Louis, Prince of Brionne

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Louis of Lorraine
Prince of Brionne
Engraving of Louis
Born (1725-09-10)10 September 1725
Died 28 June 1761(1761-06-28) (aged 35)
Spouse Louise Charlotte de Gramont (m 31 January 1740)
Auguste de Coëtquen (m 29 December 1744)
Louise Julie Constance de Rohan (m 3 October 1748)
Issue Charles Eugène, Prince of Lambesc
Joséphine, Princess of Carignano
Joseph, Prince of Vaudémont
Full name
Louis Charles de Lorraine
House Guise
Father Louis of Lorraine
Mother Jeanne Henriette de Durfort

Louis of Lorraine, Prince of Brionne (Louis Charles; 10 September 1725 – 28 June 1761) was a member of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine. He married three times and through his daughter, is an ancestor of the present House of Savoy. He was the Grand Squire of France and Governor of Anjou.


First marriage[edit]

On 31 January 1740 he married firstly Louise Charlotte de Gramont, Mademoiselle de Guiche, daughter of Antoine de Gramont, Duke of Guiche (future Duke of Gramont). They had no issue.

Second marriage[edit]

On 29 December 1744 he married Auguste de Coëtquen, daughter of Jules Malo de Coëtquen, Marquis of Coëtquen. They had no issue.


Third marriage[edit]

On 3 October 1748 he married his third wife, Louise Julie Constance de Rohan, daughter of the Prince of Rochefort.


Issue[edit]

  1. Prince Charles Eugène of Lorraine, Duke of Elbeuf (25 September 1751 – 11 November 1825) married twice but had no issue.
  2. Princess Joséphine of Lorraine (26 August 1753 – 8 February 1797) married Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignano and had issue.
  3. Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine, Mademoiselle de Brionne (11 November 1755 – 22 May 1786) never married; reigning Princess-Abbess of Remiremont. Never married.
  4. Joseph of Lorraine, Prince of Vaudémont (23 June 1759 – 29 March 1812) married Louise Auguste Elisabeth Marie Colette de Montmorency (1763-1832). They had no issue.