Louis Phélypeaux, Duke of La Vrillière
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Louis Phélypeaux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Duke of La Vrillière | ||
| ||
| Portrait of Phélypeaux by Tocqué. | ||
| Born | 18 August 1705 France | |
| Died | 27 February 1777 (aged 71) Hôtel de Saint-Florentin, Paris | |
| Spouse | Countess Amalie Ernestine of Platen (m May 10, 1724) | |
| Issue | no issue | |
| Full name | ||
| Louis Phélypeaux | ||
| Father | Louis Phélypeaux, Marquis of La Vrillière | |
| Mother | Françoise de Mailly | |
| Signature | 
| |
  |
||
Louis Phélypeaux (18 August 1705 – 27 February 1777) Count of Saint-Florentin, Marquis (1725) and Duke of La Vrillière (1770), was a French nobleman and politician during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI. Since he had no legitimate male descendant, the Dukedom of La Vrilliére became extinct with his death.
Marriage[edit]
On May 10, 1724 he married Countess Amalie Ernestine of Platen, the daughter of Ernst August, Imperial Count of Platen, and Sophia Caroline Eva Antoinette von Offen. They had no issue.
Titles[edit]
- 18 August 1705 – 7 September 1725 The Count of Saint-Florentin.
- 7 September 1725 – December 1770 The Marquis of La Vrillière.
- – December 1770 – 27 February 1777 The Duke of La Vrillière, Peer of France.
Honours[edit]
- Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit.
- Knight of the Order of Saint Michel.