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Adrien Maurice de Noailles | |
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_-_MV_1082.jpg) Portrait byÉloi Firmin Féron, 1834 copy of an earlier work | |
| Born | (1678-09-29)29 September 1678 France |
| Died | 24 June 1766(1766-06-24) (aged 87) France |
| Noble family | Noailles |
| Spouse | Françoise Charlotte Amable d'Aubigné |
| Issue | Françoise Adélaide, Countess of Armagnac Amable Gabrielle, Duchess of Villars Marie Louise, Duchess of La Force Louis, Duke of Noailles Philippe, Count of Noailles Marie Anne Françoise, Countess of Schleiden |
| Father | Anne Jules, Duke of Noailles |
| Mother | Marie-Françoise de Bournonville |
Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles | |
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Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles (29 September 1678 – 24 June 1766) was aFrench Royal Army officer.
Son ofAnne Jules de Noailles, he inherited the titleduc de Noailles on his father's death in 1708.
He fought in theWar of the Spanish Succession (1710–1713) during which the forces under his command on 24–26 July 1710 drove back a British attack onSète. He waspresident of the Finance Council from 1715 to 1718. He distinguished himself in theWar of the Polish Succession (1733–1738) and was made amarshal of France in 1734,[1] becoming dean of the marshals in 1748.
He served in theWar of the Austrian Succession and was appointed to command the French forces in March 1743. He was defeated at theBattle of Dettingen in June 1743,[1] but successfully drove theAustrians out ofAlsace-Lorraine the following year, although he missed an opportunity to seriously damage the Austrian army as it was crossing theRhine.
The duc de Noailles wasForeign Minister from April to November 1744, and regardedGreat Britain as a greater enemy of France than Austria. He later acted in adiplomatic capacity and had substantial influence over the course of foreign policy.
In 1698, as comte d'Ayen, he marriedFrançoise Charlotte Amable d'Aubigné, niece and beneficiary of themarquise de Maintenon, and by her had six children, 4 daughters and 2 sons. His two sonsLouis, 4th duc de Noailles, andPhilippe, duc de Mouchy, also went on to become marshals of France.[1]
The duc de Noailles was made a knight of theOrder of the Golden Fleece in 1702, aGrandee of Spain in 1711, and a Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1724.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Duke of Noailles 1708–1766 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Foreign Minister of France 26 April 1744 – 19 November 1744 | Succeeded by |
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