Bofremont, Louis Benin de

The youngest son of Pierre II de Beaufremont , Marquise de Listiné and Clervaux, and Marie de Barr.

Marquis de Beaufremont, de Mirbo, de Marne, then de Listen and Clervaux, lord of the Duchy of Pont de Vaux, Viscount de Salen and de Marigny, lord and baron of twenty other lords of land. The great balls of Aval and the honorary nobleman of the Dolsky Parliament.

He entered the military service in 1701 as a musketeer. In 1702, he participated in the defeat of the Dutch near Nimwegen . May 9, 1703 appointed captain of the Dragoon regiment Listenua, with whom he joined the Bavarian army. He was slightly wounded in the battle of Munderkingen , participated in the first battle of Hochstedt , the capture of Kempten and Augsburg . In 1704 he participated in the second battle of Hochstedt , in the troops of Marshal Marsen , and in 1705 he fought in the Moselle army of Marshal Villard .

On February 7, 1706 he was promoted to ensign of a company of the Burgundian gendarmes, with the rank of campaign commander of the cavalry. April 18 became a junior lieutenant of the Burgundian gendarmes, and in the same year he participated in the battle of Ramiyya . In 1707 he served in the Flanders Army, which went over to the defense. He fought at the Battle of Oudenaard in 1708 and the Battle of Malplack in 1709.

In 1710, he fought in the Flanders Army; after the death of his elder brother on November 1, he was given command of a dragoon regiment of his own name and the great balazha Aval.

On February 14, 1711 he was granted the title of Knight of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece ; He refused the post of junior lieutenant of the Burgundian gendarmes and in 1711-1712 continued his service in the Flanders Army as commander of his regiment. July 12, 1712 distinguished himself in the battle of Arles, where Marshal Villard defeated the enemy, who then drove to the walls of the Douai . In this case, a horse was killed under the Marquis. As part of the observational corps, he covered the sieges of Kenua and Douai.

In 1715 he was granted the title of Knight of the Military Order of St. Louis for his distinction at the Battle of Malplack. February 1, 1719 promoted to foreman . In December 1730 he transferred the regiment to his son, retaining command of the company, which he headed during the siege of Kael .

On February 20, 1734 he was promoted to camp marshal , refused command of the company, and on April 1 he was appointed to the Rhine Army. Several times participated in attacks during the siege of Philippsburg . On May 1, 1735, he was again assigned to the Rhine Army, which remained inactive until the signing of peace in October of that year.

March 1, 1738 promoted to lieutenant general, after which he retired.

He continued the lawsuit for the inheritance of Philippe-Eugene de Gorrevo , Duke de Pont-de-Vaux, begun in 1681 by his grandfather Charles-Louis de Beaufremont . In 1712, the Paris Parliament resolved a dispute in favor of the Marquis, who took possession of the rich inheritance of the house of de Gorrevo, dating back to Laurent de Gorrevo , who died in 1527.

Wife (03/05/1712): Princess Helene de Courtenay (04/07/1689 - 06/29/1768), daughter of Prince Louis-Charles de Courtenay, Count de Cezie, and Helene de Besancon. After the death of his brother, Prince Charles-Roger de Courtenay, she became the last representative and heiress of the possessions and titles of the house of de Courtenay , the youngest branch of the Capetian dynasty .

Children:

• Prince Louis de Beaufremont (1712-1769). Wife (1735): Marie-Suzanne-Simone-Ferdinand de Tenarre, daughter of Henri Ferdinand de Tenarra , Marquis de Montmen, lieutenant general of the King’s armies, and Anna-Josepha-Ferdinand de Grammon, ladies de Focognier
• Prince Charles-Roger de Beaufremont-Listen (10 /14 /1713-1795), camp marshal
• Prince Joseph de Beaufremont-Listen (1714-1781), Vice Admiral of France. Wife (1762): Louise-Benin de Beaufremont, daughter of Louis de Beaufremont and Marie-Suzanne-Simone-Ferdinanda de Tenarre
• Pierre de Beaufremont (1717 - after 1747), Marquis de Clairvaux. Warrant Officer of the Burgundian Gendarmes (1734), Brigadier of the Dragoons (1747)

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