De La Trémoille family

The House of La Trémoille is an old French family which takes its name from a village (now La Trimouille) in western France. They are related to the Princely Family of Ligne. The family has been known since the middle of the 11th century, and since the 14th century its members have been important in French history.

The main line were known as the Viscounts of Thouars (they were made dukes in 1563),  who also used the title Prince of Talmont as well as Prince of Tarente. Men in the family also used the title of Dukes of La Trémoille but more often than not Duke of Thouars  was used.

Dukes of Thouars

The heir to the title was usually called the Prince of Talmont. 

 1541-1577: Louis de la Trémoille married Jeanne de Montmorency.
 1577-1604: Claude de la Trémoille married Charlotte Brabantine of Orange.
 1604-1668: Henri de La Trémoille married Marie de La Tour d'Auvergne.
 1668-1672: Henri Charles de La Trémoille married Amélie de Hesse-Cassel.
 1674-1709: Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille married Madeleine de Créquy.
 1709-1719: Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille married Marie Madeleine Motier de La Fayette.
 1719-1741: Charles Armand René de La Trémoille married Marie Hortense de La Tour d'Auvergne.
 1741-1792: Jean Bretagne Charles de La Trémoille married Marie Geneviève de Durfort then Marie Maximiliane zu Salm-Kyrburg.
 1792-1839: Charles Bretagne Marie de La Trémoille married Louise Emmanuelle de Châtillon then Valentine Eugénie Joséphine Walsh de Serrant.
 1839-1911: Louis Charles de La Trémoille. married Marguerite Tanneguy de Duchâtel.
 1911-1921: Louis Charles Marie de La Trémoille  married Helene Marie Leonie Pillet-Will.
 1921-1933: Louis Jean Marie de La Trémoille son of the above but died without children.

Category:French nobility