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Anne de Noailles, 1st Duke of Noailles

Anne de Noailles, 1st Duke of Noailles

17th-century French nobleman and soldier

For the French noblewoman and court official, see Anne de Noailles (1729–1794).

Anne de Noailles, 1st Duke of Noailles (died 15 February 1678) was the great-grandson of Antoine, 1st comte de Noailles. He played an important part in the Fronde and the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, became captain-general of the newly won province of Roussillon, and in 1663 was created Duke of Noailles and peer of France.[1]

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Two of Noailles' sons, Anne-Jules, 2nd Duke of Noailles, and Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, raised the Noailles family to its greatest fame. A grandson married Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, niece of Madame de Maintenon.[1]

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    Chisholm 1911, p. 722.

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  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Noailles s.v. Anne". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 722–723.
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