- La Trémoille
La Trémoille, an old French family which derives its name from a village (the modern
La Trimouille ) in the department ofVienne .The family has been known since the middle of the 11th century, and since the 14th century its members have been conspicuous in French history. To this family belonged the lines of the counts of
Joigny , the marquises ofRoyan and counts ofOlonne , and the marquises and dukes ofNoirmoutier .Member of the family included:
* Guy, sire de la Trémoille, standard-bearer of France, was taken prisoner at the
Battle of Nicopolis (1396), and
*Georges de la Trémoille (c. 1382 - 6 May 1446) wascount of de Guînes , the favorite of KingCharles VII of France , took part in thePraguerie and was captured at Agincourt (1415).Chief line
Viscounts of
Thouars (elevated to duke 1563), Princes of Talmond, etc.
*Louis I de La Trémoille
*Louis II de La Trémoille , son, called the "chevalier sans reproche", defeated and capturedFrancis II, Duke of Brittany at theBattle of Saint Aubin-du-Cormier (1488), distinguished himself in theItalian Wars , and was killed at theBattle of Pavia (1525).
*Charles I de La Trémoille , son, died in his father's lifetime and under his command at theBattle of Marignano (1515).
*François II de La Trémoille , son, acquired a claim on theKingdom of Naples by his marriage with Anne de Laval, daughter of Charlotte of Aragon
*Louis III de La Trémoille , son, became duke ofThouars in 1563, and his son
*Claude de La Trémoille , son, turnedProtestant , was created apeer of France in 1595, and married a daughter ofWilliam the Silent in 1598.
**Charlotte de la Tremoüille, Countess of Derby , daughter
*Henry de La Trémoille , son of Claude, 3rd duke of Thouars (died 1674)
*Henry Charles de La Trémoille , son of Henry (died 1672)
*Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille , son of Henry, 4th duke of Thouars (died 1709)
*Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille , son of Charles-Belgique, 5th duke of Thouars (died 1719)
*Charles Armand René de La Trémoille , son of Charles-Louis, 6th duke of Thouars (died 1741)
*Jean Bretagne Charles de La Trémoille , son of Charles-Armand, 7th duke of Thouars (died 1792)
*Charles Bretagne Marie de La Trémoille , son of Jean-Bretagne, 8th duke of Thouars (died 1839)
*Louis Charles de La Trémoille , son of Charles-Bretagne, 9th duke of Thouars (died 1911)
*Louis Charles Marie de La Trémoille , son of Louis-Charles, 10th duke of Thouars (died 1921)
*Louis Jean Marie de La Trémoille , son of Louis-Chalres-Marie, 11th duke of Thouars (died without issue 1933)Others
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Jean de la Trémoille (1377-1449)
*Marie-Anne de la Trémoille, princesse des Ursins (1642–1722), of the Noirmoutier lineReferences
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