Guy Michel de Durfort, 2nd Duke of Lorges
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Guy Michel de Durfort, 2nd Duke of Lorges (26 August 1704 - 6 June 1773, Courbevoie) was a French general and nobleman. He was duke of Lorges and duke of Randan and was made a marshal of France in 1768.
Biography
The eldest son of
duke of Thouars
.
In 1733 Guy Michel inherited the dukedom and château of Randan from his aunt Geneviève-Marie de Durfort,
armée du Rhin
in 1744.
In 1745 he was made a
Louis-François de Bourbon
. In 1746 he served under in Flanders under Louis XV himself. In 1752 he became a member of the Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Besançon et de Franche-Comté. He joined the French force campaigning in Germany in 1757 and 1758 and in 1768 he was appointed a marshal of France. He died aged 69 without male issue and Guy Michel's younger brother Guy Louis inherited the dukedom of Randan.
References
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Bibliography
- Arnaud Bunel: Armorial illusté des Connétables et Maréchaux de France, Sibauldus 2005
- Charles Gavard, Galeries historiques du Palais de Versailles, vol. 7, Imprimerie nationale, 1842 ;
- Michel Popoff (preface by Hervé Pinoteau), Armorial de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit : d'après l'œuvre du père Anselme et ses continuateurs, Paris, Le Léopard d'or, 1996, 204 p. (ISBN 2-86377-140-X) ;
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