Noble family Caumont Buried Perigord Died July 20, 1726 | Mother Suzanne de Beringhen Name Henri-Jacques de Place of burial Perigord | |
Spouse(s) Anne Marie Beuzelen de Bosmelet Father Jacques-Nompar II de Caumont, duc de La Force Parents Jacques-Nompar II de Caumont, duc de La Force | ||
Henri-Jacques Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force (5 March 1675 – 20 July 1726) was a French nobleman and peer, the son of Jacques-Nompar II de Caumont, duc de La Force and Suzanne de Beringhen. He was a member of the Academie francaise.
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Marriage and issue
On 19 June 1698 he married Anne Marie Beuzelen de Bosmelet (1668–1752), daughter of Jean Beuzelen, seigneur de Bosmelet and Renee Bouthillier, and by her had four daughters, none of whom survived childhood:
Career
He held the title of duc de Caumont until the death of his father, then assumed the title of duc de La Force at the closing of parliament 5 August 1700. He also held the titles of comte de Mussidan, baron de Castelnau, Caumont, Tunneins, Samazin, Feuillet, Taillebourg, Boesse, Cugnac, Roquepine, Maduran and la Boulaye. He was a colonel of a regiment of his name, as well as a councillor to the councils of regency and finance.
In 1712 La Force was a founder and the first patron of the Academie Nationale des Sciences, Belles–Lettres et Arts de Bordeaux. He became a member of the Academie francaise in 1715, replacing Fabio Brulart de Sillery. He was elected to seat 7 of the Academie on 19 January 1715 and was received by Abbot Jean d'Estrees on 28 January 1715.
He was vice-Chairman of the Board of Finance in 1716, and deputy finance minister from 1718 to 1719.
He had trouble with the Parliament for its complicity in the bankruptcy law.
He died on 20 July 1726 and he was buried in his duchy in Perigord. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Armand-Nompar. His widow died on 16 November 1752. The Hotel de La Force, his former residence, that was located in the Rue du Roi de Sicile, in Paris, which bore his name, was acquired in 1754 by the war ministry and in 1780, it became La Force Prison.