Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille (15 March 1683 – 9 October 1719), 6th duke of Thouars, was the son of Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille and Madeleine de Créquy, daughter and heiress of Charles III de Créquy.
He became duke of Thouars upon his father's death in 1709. He was also count of Laval and Montfort and inherited the ancient French claim to the Kingdom of Naples. The Neapolitan claim gave the family the rank of princes étrangers at the French court.[1] The Duke made a career in the military as well as at Versailles: he was brigadier of cavalry (January 1709), first gentleman of the King's chamber (June 1709), governor of Thouars (July 1709), and Maréchal de camp (February 1719).
On 13 April 1706 he married Marie-Madeleine Motier de La Fayette (1691–1717), the daughter of Rene-Armand, marquis de La Fayette and Marie-Madeleine de Marillac, and granddaughter of the author Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette. They had one child, Charles Armand René de La Trémoille, born in 1708.
Charles-Louis-Bretagne de la Trémoille, Pair de France, seigneur de la Trémoille, duc de Thouars, prince de Tarente, était le fils de Charles-Belgique-Hollande de la Trémoille, duc de Thouars, et de Madeleine de Créquy[1]. Il naquit en 1683.
Il participa à la bataille de Fredelinghen le 14 octobre 1702, fut fait maître de camp (décembre 1702), brigadier d'armée (1709) et maréchal de camp (1719).
Il épousa Marie-Madeleine de La Fayette, fille d'Armand-René, marquis de La Fayette et de Marie-Madeleine de Marillac, le 13 avril 1706[1], dont un fils unique:
Il mourut le 9 octobre 1719, âgé de 37 ans[1].
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