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Antoine Charles de Gramont, 3rd Duke of Gramont (1641 - 25 October 1720) was a French nobleman comte de Guiche, comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidachewho served as a diplomat. His senior title was Duke of Gramont.
Early life
He was the youngest son of Antoine III de Gramont and Françoise-Marguerite du Plessis de Chivré (d. 2 May 1689), Cardinal Richelieu's niece.
Biography
He distinguished himself in the King's armies during the campaign against Holland in 1672 and during the Siege of Besançon (1674) in the Franco-Dutch War.
Later he was Ambassador extraordinary in Spain, Viceroy of Navarre and Béarn, and governor of Bayonne.
He was a Knight of the King's order and Knight of the Golden Fleece.
Personal life
In 1668 he married Marie Charlotte de Castelnau (1648 – 29 January 1694), daughter of Marshal Castelnau.
They had two children :
Catherine-Charlotte de Boufflers (c. 1670–1739), lady-in-waiting, married Louis François, duc de Boufflers
Antoine V de Gramont (1672–1725), 4th Duke of Gramont.
After his wife died, he married Anne Baillet de La Cour (1665-1737) in 1710.
They had one child:
NN de Gramont (b. 1704 - d. before 1720)
Ancestors
See also
Gramont
External links
"Portaits Gramont : Généalogie de la famille Gramont". Archived from the original on 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
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- Philibert de Gramont
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- Louis de Gramont, 6th Duke of Gramont
- Elizabeth, Countess de Gramont
- Joseph Marie de Boufflers
- Anne Jules de Noailles, 2nd Duke of Noailles
- Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
- Antoine Hamilton
