The Bombelles family is an old French aristocratic family which originated from the Duchy of Lorraine. Members of the family later settled in the Holy Roman Empire and in Portugal. They held the title of Marquis in France and Count in Austria. [1]
The Bombelles family is an old French aristocratic family which originated from the Duchy of Lorraine. Members of the family later settled in the Holy Roman Empire and in Portugal. They held the title of Marquis in France and Count in Austria. [1]
Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, Duchess of Polignac was the favourite of Marie Antoinette, whom she met when she was presented at the Palace of Versailles in 1775, the year after Marie Antoinette became the Queen of France. She was considered one of the great beauties of pre-Revolutionary society, but her extravagance and exclusivity earned her many enemies.
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The House of Nesselrode is an old German noble family originating in the Duchy of Berg. Over the centuries, the family expanded their possessions through marriage with the most powerful families of the region. As a former ruling family they belonged to the small circle of Uradel.
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The Reventlow family is a Holstein and Mecklenburg Dano-German noble family, which belongs to the Equites Originarii Schleswig-Holstein. Alternate spellings include Revetlo, Reventlo, Reventlau, Reventlou, Reventlow, Refendtlof and Reffentloff.
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The Hügel family is a German noble family originating from Württemberg. In 1790, members of the younger branch of the family were elevated to the rank of Imperial Baron by Leopold II, while in 1801 members of the elder line of family were raised to the same rank by Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. On 13 June 1879 the elder branch of the family was raised to the hereditary title of Count in the Kingdom of Württemberg by King Charles I. This comital branch of the Hügel family was closely related to the Dukes of Teck, morganatic branch of the House of Württemberg. Countess Amalie von Hügel was paternal aunt of Queen Mary.
François VI de Beauharnais, 2nd marquis de La Ferté-Beauharnais was a French nobleman. He was the son of François V de Beauharnais, seigneur de Beaumont et de Bellechauve, baron de Beauville, 1st marquis de La Ferté-Beauharnais, and of his wife Marie Anne Henriette Françoise Pyvart de Chastullé. This made him the elder brother of Alexandre de Beauharnais and the uncle of Napoleon's stepchildren Eugène and Hortense.
Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart is an aristocrat of Hispanic-Austrian descent. Philomena, who uses the courtesy title of "Countess of Paris", is the wife of Jean d'Orléans, Count of Paris, Orléanist claimant to the defunct throne of France and head of the House of Orléans.
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Klenovnik is the biggest Croatian castle. It is situated in Klenovnik, Varaždin County.
Constantine of Hessen-Rotenburg was Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg from 1749 until his death.
Brigadier-General Charles Auguste Creutzer was a French officer in Napoleon's Army.
Louis Philippe de Bombelles was an Austrian count and diplomat.
Marc Marie, Marquis de Bombelles (1744–1822) was a French diplomat and ecclesiastic. He was a son of Henri François de Bombelles, tutor and guardian of the duke of Orleans.
Events from the year 1744 in France
Marie Angélique de Mackau née de Fitte de Soucy (1723-1801), was a French court office holder. She was royal governess to Élisabeth of France (1764–1794) and later to the children of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette from 1771 and 1792.
Marie-Angélique Charlotte, Marquise de Bombelles, was a French court office holder and letter writer. She was maid of honour and a personal friend and confidante of Élisabeth of France (1764–1794), and known in history for her correspondence with her, which is preserved.
Charles-René de Bombelles was a French émigré nobleman, soldier, and the third husband of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma. Marie Louise was the widow of the French emperor Napoleon, and her marriage to Charles was morganatic. Charles had served in the Austrian army during the Napoleonic Wars, and he was Grand Chamberlain to Marie Louise prior to their marriage.
Jeanne-Renée de Bombelles, Marquise de Travanet was a French composer and poet who is best remembered today for the French folk song Pauvre Jacques.