Charlotte of Lorraine

Charlotte of Lorraine
Mademoiselle d'Armagnac
Charlotte with her sister Marie in 1693
Full name
Charlotte de Lorraine
Father	Louis of Lorraine
Mother	Catherine de Neufville
Born	6 May 1677
Died	21 January 1757(1757-01-21) (aged 79)

Charlotte of Lorraine (6 May 1677 – 21 January 1757) was a Princess of Lorraine by birth and daughter of Louis, Count of Armagnac. She was known as Mademoiselle d'Armagnac and died unmarried.

Biography

Charlotte of Lorraine was the eleventh of fourteen children born to Louis of Lorraine and Catherine de Neufville.^[1] A member of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine, she held the rank of Foreign Princess at the French court with the Her Highness. She was raised with her sister Marie of Lorraine, mother of Louise Hippolyte Grimaldi. Charlotte's own mother was a daughter of Nicolas de Neufville, a Marshal of France and one time governor of Louis XIV.

Styled as Mademoiselle d'Armagnac, she was a celebrated beauty at the court and was a favourite of Louis XIV and was described Madame de Sévigné as a beautiful and likeable woman.^[2] After the marriage of her sister Marie to the Duke of Valentinois^[3] (future Prince of Monaco) the court paid close attention to the range of suitors that were offered to Charlotte. These included the famous Saint Simon; the Margrave of Ansbach, brother of the future Queen Caroline of Great Britain as well as various other French noblemen.^[3]

Another candidate was Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, youngest son of Louis XIV and his mistress Madame de Montespan. Louis opposed the match an gave her a pension in return for her losses.^[3] She died unmarried having outlived her many siblings.

Ancestry

References

1. ^ Dictionnaire de la noblesse, contenant les généalogies, l'histoire & la chronologie des familles nobles de France, l'explication de leur armes, & l'état des grandes terres du royaume, La veuve Duchesne, 1774, p 590
2. ^ Lettres de madame de Sévigné, de sa famille et de ses amis, recueillies et annotées par m. Monmerqué, 1862, Oxford University, p 158
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Portrait of Marie de Lorraine (1674-1724), Duchesse de Valentinois and her younger sister Charlotte de Lorraine (1678-1757), Mademoiselle d'Armagnac, half length before a parapet, a landscape beyond". Christie's.org. http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=314260. Retrieved 2010-10-23. 

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 6 May 1678 – 21 January 1757 Mademoiselle d'Armagnac

See also

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Name	Charlotte Of Lorraine
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Date of birth	6 May 1677
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Date of death	21 January 1757
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