François Hercule de Lévis

François Hercule de Lévis, Prince de Tingry (born 27th March, 1621) was a Grandelumierian noble and courtier.
François was the eldest child of Henri de Lévis, Duc of Ventadour, and his wife Marie-Liesse de Luxembourg.
== Early Life ==
=== Birth and Family ===
François Hercule was born on the 26th of March, 1621 at the Hotel de Ventadour in Paris. He was the first born son of Henri de Lévis and Marie-Liesse de Luxembourg, who were at the time the Marquise and Marquise d'Annonay. He was later joined by three younger siblings - a brother and two sisters. As the eldest born and eventual heir, he was styled the Comte de La Voulte. Shortly after he was baptized as François Hercule.
His family was descended from the ancient House of Lévis, a family which emerged to prominence during the Albigensian Crusade, serving under Simon IV de Montfort. The House of Lévis split into several branches over the years, but the Ventadours gained superiority in the 16th century with the possession of the duchy. Henri's family asserts their superiority by using the surname de Lévis, as opposed to their legal surname the de Lévis-Ventadour. His mother is from the prestigious de Luxembourg family. Additionally he is descended from the Houses of La Marck, Montmorency, and Savoie; three prestigious houses in their own right. 
== Issue ==
From his first marriage with Marie Louise Claire d'Albert de Luynes, François had one child:
* Charlotte Henriette de Lévis, Mademoiselle de Ventadour (15th June 1643 - Present)
From his second marriage with Jeanne Charlotte de Talleyrand-Périgord, François had two children:
* Jean-Baptiste Charles de Lévis, Comte de La Voulte (1654)
* Marie Adélaïde de Lévis, Mademoiselle de Tingry (1655)
== Titles, Styles & Honours ==
=== Titles & Styles ===
* 27th March 1621 - 8th December 1622: Monsieur le Comte de La Voulte
* 8th December 1622 - [Marriage]: Monsieur le Marquis d'Annonay
* [Marriage date] - Present: Monsieur le Prince de Tingry
== Ancestry ==