Name Charles Rene Died May 23, 1741 | Role Duc de Thouars | |
Parents Charles Louis Bretagne de La Tremoille Children Jean Bretagne Charles de La Tremoille Grandchildren Antoine Philippe de La Tremoille, Charles Bretagne Marie de La Tremoille Grandparents Charles Belgique Hollande de La Tremoille Great-grandparents Henri Charles de La Tremoille | ||
Charles Armand Rene de La Tremoille (14 January 1708, Paris – 23 May 1741), 6th duc de Thouars, was the son of Charles Louis Bretagne de La Tremoille and his wife, Marie Madeleine Motier de la Fayette.
La Tremoille was a French soldier and president of the States of Brittany. He joined the military at a young age and became a colonel of the Champagne regiment at the age of eighteen. Later, he became governor of Ile-de-France. He distinguished himself in the battle of Guastalla, in Italy, and was named shortly thereafter sergeant of the armies of the king. La Tremoille was the author of some works and was elected a member of the Academie francaise on 13 February 1738.
On 29 January 1725 he married his cousin Marie Hortense de La Tour d'Auvergne, the daughter of Marie Armande Victoire de la Tremoille (1677–1717) and Emmanuel-Theodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon (1668–1730).
Marie Hortense, like her husband was a granddaughter of Charles Belgique Hollande de La Tremoille. From this union was born a son: Jean Bretagne Charles de La Tremoille and a daughter who died in infancy.