Antoine (Gramont) de Gramont (1671 - 1725)

Ancestors

Husband of Marie-Christine (Noailles) de Gramont — married 13 Mar 1687 in Versailles, Île-de-France, France

Descendants

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Biography

Antoine V - Duke of Guiche, French military figure and member of the Gramont family. He was the oldest child of Antoine Charles IV de Gramont and Marie Charlotte de Castelnau.

Military career

At the age of thirteen, Antoine became a musketeer and by 1687 he had become head of his regiment. He participated in the siege of Philippsburg (1688). He was made brigadier in 1694 and served in Flanders. In 1696, he was serving under Marshal Catinat and Marshal Boufflers, and was himself made a marshal (of Flanders) and Colonel General of Dragoons in 1702. In 1704, he made lieutenant of the royal arms and on October 26, 1704, Colonel General of the French guards. He became envoy to Philip V of Spain in 1705. He was wounded at the Battle of Malplaquet (1709). In 1712, he became Lieutenant General of Bayonne and Lieutenant General and Governor of Navarre and Béarn. In 1715, he became Counselor of Regents and War and in 1720, acquired the title of Duke of Gramont. In 1724, he became Marshal of France. He died a year later, evidently in his palace.

Sources

• Individual, birth, Spouse, death: "Dictionaire de la Noblesse - Tome VII - M. de La Chesnaye des Bois - Second edition - 1774 (de Gramont)"
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