Louis Charles de Lévis (1647 – 18 September 1717) was a French nobleman and Duke of Ventadour. His wife was the governess of the infant Louis XV and his only child Anne Geneviève made two prestigious marriages into contemporary nobility.
The Duke was generally considered "horrific" — very ugly, physically deformed, and sexually debauched[1] — yet the privileges of being a duchess compensated for the unfortunate match, e.g. le tabouret: In a letter to her daughter, Madame de Sévigné described an incident that took place at St. Germain during an audience with the Queen.
"… a lot of duchesses came in, including the beautiful and charming Duchess of Ventadour. There was a bit of a delay before they brought her the sacred stool. I turned to the Grand Master and I said, 'Oh, just give it to her. It certainly cost her enough,' and he agreed."[2]
louis, charles, lévis, 1647, september, 1717, french, nobleman, duke, ventadour, wife, governess, infant, louis, only, child, anne, geneviève, made, prestigious, marriages, into, contemporary, nobility, louis, charlesduke, ventadourfull, nameborn1647died18, se. Louis Charles de Levis 1647 18 September 1717 was a French nobleman and Duke of Ventadour His wife was the governess of the infant Louis XV and his only child Anne Genevieve made two prestigious marriages into contemporary nobility Louis CharlesDuke of VentadourFull nameLouis Charles de LevisBorn1647Died18 September 1717Spouse s Charlotte de La Motte HoudancourtIssueDetailAnne Genevieve Duchess of Rohan RohanFatherCharles de LevisMotherMarie de La Guiche Contents 1 Biography 2 Issue 3 Ancestry 4 References and notesBiography editThe eldest of three children his younger sister Marguerite Felice de Levis 1648 1717 married Jacques Henri de Durfort de Duras and was the sister in law of the Marechal de Lorges On his father s side he was a relative of the wealthy Montmorency family He married Charlotte de La Motte Houdancourt in Paris on 14 March 1671 She was the daughter of Philippe de La Mothe Houdancourt and Louise de Prie The Duke was generally considered horrific very ugly physically deformed and sexually debauched 1 yet the privileges of being a duchess compensated for the unfortunate match e g le tabouret In a letter to her daughter Madame de Sevigne described an incident that took place at St Germain during an audience with the Queen a lot of duchesses came in including the beautiful and charming Duchess of Ventadour There was a bit of a delay before they brought her the sacred stool I turned to the Grand Master and I said Oh just give it to her It certainly cost her enough and he agreed 2 He and his wife had a daughter Louis Charles died in 1717 during the Regency of Philippe d Orleans 3 His wife was a lady in waiting to Duchess of Orleans and guardian of the infant Louis XV Issue editAnne Genevieve de Levis Mademoiselle de Ventadour Princess of Turenne Duchess of Rohan Rohan Princess of Maubuisson Princess of Soubise February 1673 20 March 1727 Married Louis Charles de La Tour d Auvergne Prince of Turenne in 1692 son of Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d Auvergne and Marie Anne Mancini had no issue Married Hercule Meriadec de Rohan Duke of Rohan Rohan in 1694 son of Francois de Rohan and Anne de Rohan Chabot had issue Ancestry editAncestors of Louis Charles de Levis16 Gilbert de Levis Count of Ventadour8 Gilbert de Levis Duke of Ventadour17 Suzanne de Laire Dame of La Motte de Grigny4 Anne de Levis Duke of Ventadour18 Anne de Montmorency Duke of Montmorency9 Catherine de Montmorency19 Madeleine de Savoie2 Charles de Levis Duke of Ventadour20 Anne de Montmorency Duke of Montmorency 1810 Henri de Montmorency Duke of Montmorency21 Madeleine de Savoie 195 Marguerite de Montmorency22 Robert IV de La Marck Duke of Bouillon11 Antoinette de La Marck23 Francoise de Breze Countess of Maulevrier1 Louis Charles de Levis24 Gabriel de La Guiche Seigneur of Chaumont12 Claude de La Guiche25 Anne Soreau Dame of Saint Geran6 Jean Francois de La Guiche26 Francois d Isserpent Seigneur of Chitain13 Suzanne d Isserpent27 Jacqueline de Chaugy Dame of Laliere3 Marie de La Guiche28 Nicolas Aux Epaules Seigneur of Sainte Marie du Mont14 Henri Robert Aux Epaules Seigneur of Sainte Marie du Mont29 Jeanne Francoise de Monchy7 Suzanne Aux Epaules30 Nicolas de Bours Seigneur of Gennes15 Jeanne de Bours Dame of Gennes31 Antoinette de ChepoyReferences and notes edit Syms L C Selected Letters of Madame de Sevigne American Book Company 1898 P 25 Letter from Madame de Sevigne to Madame de Grignan April 1 1771 Regent of France for the infant Louis XV Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis Charles de Levis amp oldid 1184595424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
