Charles Louis Bénédict des Vosges

Monsieur le Marquis des Vosges, circa 1750

## Occupations

### Government Posts

Gouverneur de Lorraine (1748 - 1752)Ministre des Affaires Étrangères de Lorraine (1724 - 1732)

Gouverneur de Sionne (1721 - present)

Gouverneur de Domrémy-la-Pucelle (1721 - present)

Gouverneur de Saint-Baslemont (1721 - present)

### Military Posts

Maréchal de l'Armée de Lorraine (1741 - 1752)Brigadier Général de l'Armée de Lorraine (1735 - 1741)

Colonel de l'Armée de Lorraine (1725 - 1735)

## Biography

### Born

27th November 1695Château d'Epinal, Vicomté d'Épinal, Duché de Lorraine

### Spouse

Élisabeth Louise Philippine de Gramont de Lesparre (m. 1712)

### Issue

Louis Bénédict Charles des Vosges, Vicomte d'ÉpinalMarie Louise Frédérique des Vosges, Mademoiselle d'Épinal

Philippe Louis Frédéric des Vosges, Comte de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges †

Louise Léopoldine Lucinde des Vosges, Mademoiselle de Docelles

Maximilien Eugéne Florent des Vosges, Comte de Strasbourg

Anne Marie Henriette des Vosges, Mademoiselle de Remiremont †

Charlotte Justine Élisabeth des Vosges, Mademoiselle de Soultz-les-Bains †

Catherine Marguerite Georgette des Vosges, Mademoiselle de Florémont

Charles Louis François des Vosges, Comte de Mortagne †

### Siblings

Marie Françoise Zéphyrine des Vosges, Mademoiselle des Vosges †

### Father

Louis Charles Eugéne des Vosges, Marquis des Vosges †

### Mother

Louise Guillemine de Salm, Marquise Douairière des Vosges

### Religion

Roman Catholicism

**Bénédict, Marquis des Vosges** (Charles Louise Bénédict des Vosges; 27th November 1695 - present) was a Lorrainer nobleman, courtier, government minister, and military commander in the Duché-Souverain de Lorraine. Born into the grand old Vosges family, Bénédict was born during his grandfather's tenure as *Marquis des Vosges*. Styled as the *Vicomte de Neufchâteau* from birth, Bénédict was groomed to be a prominent courtier at the Lorrainer court. After his father's passing in 1721, Bénédict (then known as *Vicomte d'Épinal* as heir to the Vosges estate following his grandfather's death in 1711), Bénédict only continued to grow to be a prominent Lorrainer courtier, and had consolidated favor with the Lorraine rulers.

Upon the death of his beloved liege, Élisabeth Thérèse de Lorraine, *Reine-Consort de France and Duchesse de Lorraine et Bar*, in 1752, Bénédict remained in Lorraine for two years to oversee the smooth transition from the co-reign of Charles XII de France and Élisabeth Thérèse to simply being a French territory, united under the crown and reign of Charles XII. Following Charles XII's remarriage, Bénédict finally accepted an invitation to the French court, determined to continue his prominence and exercise influence in ensuring Lorraine was not dismissed as a mere colony, but as a respectable French territory.

## Titles, Styles, & Honors

### **Titles & Styles**

**27th November 1695 - 26th May 1711** *Monsieur le Vicomte de Neufchâteau*

**26th May 1711 - 8th February 1721** *Monsieur le Vicomte d'Épinal*

**8th February 1721 - present** *Monsieur le Marquis des Vosges*

### **Honors**

**8th February 1721 - present** *Gouverneur de Saint-Baslemont, de Domrémy-la-Pucelle, et de Sionne*

**16th March 1724 - 23rd October 1732** *Ministre des Affaires Étrangères*

**23rd October 1732 - 11th November 1752** *Chancelier de Lorraine*