Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne

Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne (Marie Louise Henriette Jeanne; 15 August 1725) was a French noblewoman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. She was the Duchesse de Montbazon by marriage.
== Early Life & Youth ==
Marie Louise was the first child born to Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne and his wife Maria Karolina Sobieska, granddaughter of John III Sobieski and an older sister of Clementina Sobieski, wife of James Francis Edward Stuart. She had a younger brother Godefroy Charles Henri who succeeded their father as Duke of Bouillon. 
A great-granddaughter of John III Sobieski, she was also an exceptionally wealthy heiress. Because of the latter, Francois XV of France took a great personal interest in her marriage prospects.
Mademoiselle d'Auvergne was a proposed bride for Honoré III, Prince of Monaco. He was the son of the late Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco, and her consort Jacques Goyon de Matignon. Even though marriage plans were announced to the court on 26 January 1741, in the end the marriage never materialised.
== Marriage ==
Marie Louise and Jules Hercule Mériadec would be betrothed and later married on the 19th February 1743. Her husband was the son of Hercule Mériadec, Duke of Montbazon, and Louise Gabrielle Julie de Rohan. Marie Louise gave birth to her son, Henri Louis, 2 years later.
Through her mother, Marie Louise could count Holy Roman Empress and Electress of Saxony as her cousins. Her aunt, Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne, had already married into the House of Rohan, which ranked as foreign princes at the court of Versailles. As such, this gave them the style of Highness and the right to outrank certain other members of the court.
There would be rumours of affairs between Marie Louise and her first cousin, Charles Edward Stuart, and some believe her second (deceased) child was the account of him. This affair was put down by her father and mother in-law after forcing her to write to him. Thus, Stuart was no longer permitted to see Marie Louise or her family. 
After the affair scandal, it was reported that Marie Louise has since remained loyal to her husband and no other scandals have surrounded the family since. She is described as a loving wife and caring mother.
== Titles ==
Mademoiselle d'Auvergne - 15th August 1725 > 19th February 1743
Duchesse de Montbazon - 19th February 1743 > Present