Emmanuel Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 2nd Duke of Aiguillon

From Royalpedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Emmanuel Armand de Vignerot du Plessis
2nd Duke of Aiguillon
Born 31 July 1720
Paris, France
Died 1 September 1788(1788-09-01) (aged 68)
Paris, France
Spouse Louise Félicité de Brehan (m 4 February 1740)
Issue Innocente Aglaé, Marquise of Chabrillan
Armand, 3rd Duke of Aiguillon
Full name
Emmanuel Armand de Vignerot du Plessis
Father Armand Louis de Vignerot du Plessis, 1st Duke of Aiguillon
Mother Anne Charlotte de Crussol

Emmanuel Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 2nd Duke of Aiguillon (31 July 1720 – 1 September 1788), was a French soldier and statesman, and a nephew of Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd Duke of Richelieu. He served as the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under King Louis XV.


Marriage[edit]

On 4 February 1740, he married Louise Félicité de Brehan, daughter of Louis de Bréhan, Count of Plélo and Louise Françoise Phélypeaux.

Issue[edit]

  1. Armande Elisabeth Félicité de Vignerot du Plessis (2 February 1746 - 3 July 1759)
  2. Innocente Aglaé de Vignerot du Plessis (28 December 1747 - 12 June 1776) married Joseph Dominique de Moreton, Marquis of Chabrillan.
  3. Armande Amélie du Plessis (24 June 1752 - 13 October 1755) died in infancy.
  4. Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd Duke of Aiguillon (31 October 1761 – 4 May 1800)

Titles[edit]

  • 31 July 1720 – 31 Jan 1750 The Count of Agenois.
  • 31 Jan 1750  – 1 September 1788 The Duke of Aiguillon, Peer of France.
French nobility
Preceded by Duke of Aiguillon
1750–1788
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State for War
27 January 1774 – 2 June 1774
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
6 June 1771 – 2 June 1774
Succeeded by