Antoine Charles de Gramont, 3rd Duke of Gramont
Antoine Charles de Gramont, 3rd Duke of Gramont was a French nobleman comte de Guiche, ''comte de Louvigny, Souverain de Bidache ''who served as a diplomat. His senior title was Duke of Gramont.
Early life
He was the youngest son of Antoine III de Gramont and Françoise-Marguerite du Plessis de Chivré, Cardinal Richelieu's niece.Biography
He distinguished himself in the King's armies during the campaign against Holland in 1672 and during the Siege of Besançon in the Franco-Dutch War.Later he was Ambassador extraordinary in Spain, Viceroy of Navarre and Béarn, and governor of Bayonne.
He was a Knight of the King's order and Knight of the Golden Fleece.
Personal life
In 1668 he married Marie Charlotte de Castelnau, daughter of Marshal Castelnau.They had two children :
- Catherine-Charlotte de Boufflers, lady-in-waiting, married Louis François, duc de Boufflers
- Antoine V de Gramont, 4th Duke of Gramont.
They had one child:
- NN de Gramont