Charlotte de La Marck

16th-century French noblewoman
The basics

Quick Facts

Intro16th-century French noblewoman
PlacesFrance
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth5 November 1574
Death15 May 1594 (aged 19 years)
Family
Mother:Françoise de Bourbon-Vendôme
Father:Henri-Robert de La Marck
Spouse:Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne Duke of Bouillon
The details

Biography

Charlotte de La Marck (5 November 1574 – 15 May 1594) was a member of the House of La Marck and Duchess of Bouillon in her own right. She married into the House of La Tour d'Auvergne but died without issue.

Biography

The last surviving child of the Duke and Duchess of Bouillon. Her older brother William had died without surviving issue and as such, Charlotte became the heiress to the Duchy of Bouillon, the Principality of Sedan and various other titles.

Her marriage was arranged by King Henri IV himself. Her husband was the son of the Viscount of Turenne and Eléonore de Montmorency, daughter of Anne de Montmorency. The couple were married on 19 November 1591

She died giving birth to a son who died the very same day. Charlotte herself died a week after. She was buried at the Church of Saint-Laurent in Sedan. Her husband later claimed the Duchy of Bouillon as his own and in 1676, his grand son Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne officially received Bouillon and Sedan. The Bouillon line of the House of La Marck died out with Charlotte.

Issue

  • X de La Tour d'Auvergne (son) born and died on 8 May 1594.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Charlotte de La Marck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Robert II de La Marck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Robert III de La Marck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Catherine de Croÿ
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Robert IV de La Marck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Robert de Sarrebruck, Count of Roucy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Guillemette de Sarrebruck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Marie d'Amboise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Henri Robert de La Marck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Jacques de Brézé, Count of Maulévrier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Louis de Brézé, Count of Maulévrier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Charlotte de Valois
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Françoise de Brézé
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Jean de Poitiers, Lord of Saint-Vallier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Diane de Poitiers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Jeanne de Batarnay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Charlotte de La Marck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. John VIII, Count of Vendôme
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Louis, Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Isabelle de Beauvau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Gilbert, Count of Montpensier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Louise de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Clara Gonzaga
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Françoise de Bourbon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Philippe de Longwy, Lord of Pagny
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Jean de Longwy, Lord of Givry
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Jeanne de Bauffremont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Jacqueline de Longwy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Charles, Count of Angoulême
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Jeanne legitimée d'Angoulême
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Antoinette de Polignac
 
 
 
 
 
 
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