Henri-Antoine-Marie de Noailles

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Philippe de Noailles
François Joseph Eugène Napoléon de Noailles
MotherMadeleine Marie Isabelle Dubois de Courval

Henri Antoine Marie de Noailles, 11th Prince de Poix, 7th Duke of Mouchy (9 April 1890  – 1 November 1947) was a French nobleman.

Early life

The Duke was born in

Eugène, 11th Prince of Ligne.[1]

His grandparents were the

Career

From 1909, he became the 11th Prince de Poix following the death of his grandfather Antonin-Just-Léon-Marie de Noailles (who predeceased Henri's father, who died in 1900).[citation needed]

For his service in

Legion d'Honneur and decorated with the Croix de Guerre.[1] During the War, the Château de Mouchy was used by Marshal Ferdinand Foch as his headquarters.[1]

Personal life

On 22 July 1920, he was married to Marie de La

de La Rochefoucauld, Duke of Doudeauville (a descendant of Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne) and Princess Louise Radziwiłł (a descendant of Antoni Radziwiłł, Princess Louise of Prussia, and François Blanc).[6] Marie's siblings included Sosthène de La Rochefoucauld, and older sister, Hedwige de la Rochefoucauld, was married to Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma.[7][8] Together, they lived at the Château de Mouchy
and had three children:

The Prince died in Paris on 1 November 1947, and was succeeded in his titles by his son, Philippe.[9]

Descendants

Through his son Philippe, he was the grandfather of Nathalie Marie Thérèse de Noailles (b. 1949), who married Christian Charles Meissirel-Marquot in 1981; Antoine Georges Marie de Noailles (b. 1950), who married Isabelle Marie Jeanne Hélène Frisch de Fels in 1980; and Alexis de Noailles (b. 1952) who married Princess Diane d'Orléans (a daughter of Prince Jacques, Duke of Orléans) in 2004.

Through his daughter Philippine, he was the grandfather of Charlotte (born 1949), who married Charles de Marly, and Jacques (born 1956), who married Jacqueline Lomont (1966-1993).

References

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  2. ^ "The Second City Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry". journals.psu.edu. Pennsylvania State University. p. 163. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ Reitwiesner, William Addams. "Ancestry of Sen. John Kerry". www.wargs.com. William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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  5. ^ Martin, Georges (1993). Histoire et généalogie de la maison de Noailles (in French). Selbstverl. pp. 112, 189–190. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ^ Goldstein, Richard (9 July 2012). "Robert de La Rochefoucauld, Noted for War Exploits, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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  9. ^ a b Lechmere, Adam (1 March 2011). "Duc de Mouchy of Haut-Brion dies". Decanter. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Benefits for Orphans and the Arts". New York Daily News. 28 May 1978. p. 485. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  11. ^ Baily, James Thomas Herbert (1986). The Connoisseur. National Magazine Co. pp. 60, 63–64. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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French nobility
Preceded by
Duc de Mouchy

1909–1947
Succeeded by