| Adrien-maurice, 3rd Duc De Noailles |
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| 1678 births | |
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| 1766 deaths | |
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He fought in the War Of The Spanish Succession ( 1710 – 1713 ) and was President Of The Finance Council from 1715 to 1718 . He distinguished himself in the War Of The Polish Succession ( 1733 – 1738 ) and was made a Marshal Of France in 1734 , becoming dean of the marshals in 1748 . He served in the War Of The Austrian Succession and was appointed to command the French forces in March 1743 . He was defeated at the Battle Of Dettingen in June 1743 , but successfully drove the Austria ns out of Alsace-Lorraine the following year, although he missed an opportunity to seriously damage the Austrian army as it was crossing the Rhine . He was Foreign Minister from April to November 1744 , and regarded Great Britain as a greater enemy of France than Austria. He later acted in a Diplomatic capacity and had substantial influence over the course of foreign policy. In 1698 , as comte d'Ayen, he married Françoise Charlotte Amable d'Aubigny, a niece of the Marquise De Maintenon , and by her had six children. His two sons Louis, 4th Duc De Noailles , and Philippe, Duc De Mouchy , also went on to become marshals of France. The duc de Noailles was made a knight of the Order Of The Golden Fleece in 1702 , a Grandee of Spain in 1711 , and a Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1724 . |
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