Antonin Nompar de Caumont

See also: Family of Caumont

Antonin Nompar de Caumont , first duke of Lauzun (1692), marquis of Puyguilhem, count de Saint-Fargeau, captain of the Bodyguards of the King, general colonel of the dragons, is a soldier and courtier of the 17th century born in 1633 with Lauzun (Lot-et-Garonne) and died in 1723.

It is sent by his father near his cousin the marshal of Gramont which makes it register in one of the many military academies of Paris like simple junior by Gascogne.

It quickly became the Favori of Louis XIV, which had noticed it at the countess of Soissons and named it successively Gouverneur Berry, Brigadier and general colonel of the dragons. In 1669, the King had promised in Lauzun the load Grand Master of artillery of France, but Lauzun had awkwardness to praise this promise. Louis XIV revoked it. Followed a terrible scene, where Lauzun broke its sword in front of the king who threw itself his cane by the window not to strike a gentleman. This episode was worth in Lauzun to remain a few days with the Bastille. Of return to the Court, it found the favor and was named captain of the guards. Created general Lieutenant in 1670, it ordered the army which accompanied the king in Flanders.

Become inveterate seducer, Lauzun accumulated the female conquests. M {{lle}} of Montpensier (the Large Miss , cousin of the king) required it in marriage. Louis XIV agreed to it but, undoubtedly on the representations of the queen Marie-Therese and the princes of blood, ravisa after three days (1670).

Shortly after (December 1st 1671), Lauzun was stopped on order of the king by of Artagnan, either because he had secretly married Miss de Montpensier, or on the intervention of M {{me}} of Montespan on which he had held of the matter outrageants, and had imprisoned with Pignerol where he found Nicolas Fouquet and remained at the same time as the Homme with the iron mask, under the guard of Bénigne Dauvergne of Saint-March. It remained there until in 1681. Miss de Montpensier obtains her release against the promise to yield to the Duc of Maine, bastard legitimated of Louis XIV, the county of Have and the principality of Dombes. It is probable that the two lovers married, but they separated as of 1684.

After the Glorieuse English Revolution of 1688, it is in Lauzun that the mission fell of bringing back to Saint-Germain-in-Bush hammer the family of the king Jacques II Stuart, who decorated it with the Order of the Garter. In 1689 - 1690, it ordered the unfruitful forwarding of Ireland which tried to restore it on its throne.

It was created duke of Lauzun in 1692. In 1695, it married Genevieve-Marie de Durfort known as Miss de Quintin, girl of the duke of Lorges and niece of the duke of Lasted, 15 years old. He died out at 90 years, without succession, on November 10th 1723.

Biblography

Jean-Christian Petitfils, Lauzun or the insolente seduction , Perrin
Daniel of the Brushes, Lauzun: Pilot Great century , AKR, 2005

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