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| Born | (1759-10-22)22 October 1759 Hôtel d'Aumont,Paris,France | ||||
| Died | 13 December 1826(1826-12-13) (aged 67) Paris,France | ||||
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| House | Aumont | ||||
| Father | Louis Marie Guyd'Aumont | ||||
| Mother | Louise Jeanne deDurfort | ||||
Louise d'Aumont,duchesse d'Aumont, duchesse Mazarin et de La Meilleraye, (Louise Félicité Victoire; 22 October 1759, inParis – 13 December 1826, in Paris) was aFrench Duchess and aPrincess of Monaco by marriage toHonoré IV, Prince of Monaco.
She was the only child and daughter ofLouis Marie Guy d'Aumont, Duke of Aumont (1732–1799), and Louise Jeanne deDurfort,duchesse Mazarin et de La Meilleraye (Paris, 1 September 1735 -Paris, 17 March 1781). Louise d'Aumont was a direct descendant ofHortense Mancini, the mistress of KingCharles II of England, who was one of the two heirs of her uncle, KingLouis XIV's chief ministerCardinal Mazarin. Also she was a descendant ofMichel Le Tellier.
She marriedHonoré, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, on 15 July 1777 inParis. The couple had two children,Prince Honoré V andPrince Florestan I. The marriage was arranged in order to give Monaco access to her great fortune.[2] However, her family's assets were tied up in lawsuits, and Louise went into debt in Monaco because of her gambling and expensive wardrobe.[3] The marriage between Louise and Honoré was unhappy, and they soon separated.[4]
In March 1793, Monaco was annexed to Revolutionary France, and the members of the former ruling dynasty became French citizens. In parallel, her brother-in-law,Prince Joseph of Monaco spend most of his time abroad to negotiate foreign loans, making him and his family suspect of being contra-revolutionary traitors.[5] Joseph's wifeMarie Thérèse de Choiseul was arrested in the absence of her spouse, as was his father, his brother and his sister-in-law, Louise. Louise and her children where rescued from prison by her family doctor, Desormeaux, who forged a release order from prison and hid them until the fall ofMaximilien Robespierre.[6]
On 28 March 1794, Louise gave birth to anillegitimate daughter, Amélie Céleste Erodore d'Aumont (died 1820). The father of the child is believed to have beenAntoine de Montazet, archbishop ofLyon.[7] The marriage of Honoré IV and Louise ended in divorce in 1798, giving Louise sole access of her fortune. Louise married secondly René François Tirand des Arcis on 6 February 1801, and divorced him in 1803.
Louise removed her eldest son from her will because he had an illegitimate child, and willed her entire fortune to her younger son, Florestan.[8] Through their descent from Louise and her mother, the princely family of Monaco now lays claim to the wealth and estates bequeathed by Cardinal Mazarin, including theDuchy of Rethel, and thePrincipality of Château-Porcien.
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