Comte de Vivonne
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| Duke of Mortemart | |
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Engraving of Louis Victor
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Full name
Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart
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25 August 1636 Hôtel de Rochechouart, Paris, France |
| Died | 15 December 1688 (aged 52) Chaillot, Paris, France |
| Noble family | House of Rochechouart |
| Spouse(s) | Antoinette Louise de Mesmes |
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Issue
Gabrielle, Abbess of Beaumont-lès-Tours
Charlotte, Duchess of Elbeuf Louis, Prince of Tonnay-Charente Marie Élisabeth, Countess of Castries Louise Françoise, Abbess of Fontevrault Gabrièlle Victoire, Duchess of Lesdiguières |
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| Father | Gabriel de Rochechouart de Mortemart |
| Mother | Diane de Grandseigne |
Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Duke of Mortemart (25 August 1636 – 15 December 1688) was a French nobleman and member of the ancient House of Rochechouart. His father Gabriel de Rochechouart de Mortemart was a childhood friend of Louis XIII. His older sister was Gabrielle de Rochechouart de Mortemart, the celebrated beauty of the era; another sister was Madame de Montespan herself the mistress of Louis XIV. He was Général des galères and Marshal of France, Maréchal de Vivonne.
The only son of Gabriel de Rochechouart de Mortemart, he was a member of the ancient House of Rochechouart which were the most ancient noble family in France after the royal family. This powerful dynasty of the Carolingian era dates back to Foucher, supporter of Charles the Bald, who became viscount (vicomte) of Limoges in 876. His descendants—Limoges, Rochechouart, Mortemart and de Brosse—ruled over the area for several centuries. The family takes its name from their seat at Rochechouart.
His siblings were famous in their own right; his eldest sister, Gabrielle de Rochechouart de Mortemart (1634–1693), was a celebrated beauty famed for her obsession with her own self-importance; the next sister, Françoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart (1643–1707), was the future maîtresse en titre of Louis XIV from 1667 giving him seven children. His youngest, often called the most beautiful of the Mortemart daughters, was Marie Madeleine, who took a religious path in life later being nicknamed the reine des Abbesses, "Queen of Abbesses". She was the Abbess of Fontevraud, the ancient and wealthy convent in Anjou.
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