Philippe de Noailles, comte de Noailles and laterprince de Poix, duc de Mouchy, and duc de Poixà brevêt (27 December 1715 inParis – 27 June 1794 in Paris), was a younger brother ofLouis de Noailles, and a more distinguished soldier than his brother. He was the son ofFrançoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, niece ofMadame de Maintenon.[1]
He served atMinden and in other campaigns, and was made amarshal of France in 1775, on the same day as his brother. He was long in great favour at court, and his wife,Anne d'Arpajon, Comtesse de Noailles, was first lady of honour toMarie Antoinette, and was nicknamed by her MadameEtiquette. This court favor brought down punishment in the days of theFrench Revolution, and the old marshal, his sister, his wife, daughter-in-law and granddaughter were allguillotined on 27 June 1794.[1] Twenty-five days later, the widow, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter of the 4th Duc de Noailles were also guillotined.[citation needed]
The Comte de Noailles received theSpanish title of Prince de Poix in 1729, and that ofDuque de Mouchy withGrandeeship attached in 1747. In 1767, he received the additional French title of Duc de Poixà brevêt. The title of Prince de Poix passed to his son, Charles-Adrien, as acourtesy title on the latter's birth in 1747, and after the child's death later that year and the infant deaths of two more sons, came to rest on Noailles's successor,Philippe-Louis-Marc-Antoine.[citation needed]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Noailles s.v. Philippe".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 722–723.
