Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoïlle


Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoïlle, 5th Duke of Thouars, 5th Duke of Thouars, was a French nobleman.

Early life

He was the second child and eldest son of Henri Charles de La Trémoille and his wife Princess Emilie of Hesse-Kassel.

Religion

Brought up a Calvinist, in 1668 his father had converted to Catholicism and then forcibly converted his children as well. His mother and eldest sister fled to the Netherlands.

Marriage

On 3 April 1675 he married Madeleine de Créquy, daughter and heiress of Charles de Créquy and his wife Anne Armande de Saint Gelais. The couple had two children:

Children

  1. Marie Armande de La Trémoille who married Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, The Prince of Turenne ; They had seven children.
  2. Charles Louis Bretagne de La Trémoille who succeeded him as The 6th Duke of Thouars as well as other titles in 1709; He married Marie Madeleine Motier and they had one child.