La Tour d’Auvergne

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La Tour d’Auvergne is a prominent French noble family historically associated with high-ranking titles and significant political and military influence in early modern France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble family
annexationContext Sedan and Bouillon eventually annexed by the Kingdom of France
associatedTerritory Albret NERFINISHED
Auvergne NERFINISHED
Bouillon NERFINISHED
Sedan NERFINISHED
Turenne NERFINISHED
country France
dynasticStatus sovereign princes (in Sedan and Bouillon before annexation)
genealogicalType hereditary noble lineage
heritage part of the French aristocratic elite
historicalPeriod 16th century
17th century
18th century
language French
linkedTo Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) NERFINISHED
French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED
House of Bourbon NERFINISHED
Thirty Years’ War NERFINISHED
militaryInfluence early modern France
militaryTradition produced marshals of France
nobleTitleHeld Count of Auvergne NERFINISHED
Count of Lauraguais NERFINISHED
Duke of Albret NERFINISHED
Duke of Bouillon NERFINISHED
Prince of Sedan NERFINISHED
Viscount of Turenne NERFINISHED
notableFor high-ranking noble titles
military leadership
political influence at the French court
notableMember Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne NERFINISHED
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne NERFINISHED
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne NERFINISHED
Théophile Malo Corret de La Tour d’Auvergne NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment at times in tension with royal authority
often aligned with French crown interests
politicalInfluence early modern France
politicalRole princes of the sovereign duchy of Bouillon
princes of the sovereign principality of Sedan
region Auvergne NERFINISHED
Grand Est NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation initially Protestant
later Catholic (for some branches)
seatOrResidence Bouillon NERFINISHED
Sedan NERFINISHED
socialClass high nobility

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