Antoine Charles de Gramont, 3rd Duke of Gramont

Antoine Charles de Gramont
3rd Duke of Gramont
Full name	Antoine Charles
Born	1641
Died	25 October 1720 (aged 79)
Spouse(s)	Marie Charlotte de Castelnau Anne Baillet de La Cour
Issue	Catherine-Charlotte de Boufflers
Father	Antoine de Gramont, Duke of Gramont
Mother	Françoise Marguerite du Plessis

Antoine Charles de Gramont, 3rd Duke of Gramont (1641 - 25 October 1720) was a French nobleman comte de Guiche, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidachewho served as a diplomat. His senior title was Duke of Gramont.

Early life

He was the youngest son of Antoine III de Gramont and Françoise-Marguerite du Plessis de Chivré (d. 2 May 1689), Cardinal Richelieu's niece.

Biography

He distinguished himself in the King's armies during the campaign against Holland in 1672 and during the Siege of Besançon (1674) in the Franco-Dutch War. Later he was Ambassador extraordinary in Spain, Viceroy of Navarre and Béarn, and governor of Bayonne.
He was a Knight of the King's order and Knight of the Golden Fleece.

Personal life

In 1668 he married Marie Charlotte de Castelnau (1648 – 29 January 1694), daughter of Marshal Castelnau.
They had two children :

• Catherine-Charlotte de Boufflers (c. 1670–1739), lady-in-waiting, married Louis François, duc de Boufflers
• Antoine V de Gramont (1672–1725), 4th Duke of Gramont.

After his wife died, he married Anne Baillet de La Cour (1665-1737) in 1710. They had one child:

• NN de Gramont (b. 1704 - d. before 1720)^{[citation needed]}

Ancestors

See also

• Gramont

External links

• "Portaits Gramont : Généalogie de la famille Gramont". Archived from the original on 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2007-07-02.