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1 day ago · He stripped Maine and his brother, Louis-Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, of the rank of Prince of the Blood, which Louis had granted them, and significantly reduced Maine's power and privileges. Line of succession in 1715. Line of succession to the French throne upon the death of Louis XIV in 1715.
5 days ago · Of Toulouse - Until Alphonse, Count of Poitiers became Count of Toulouse in 1249, the County of Toulouse was a powerful vassal of France which was almost independent of France. Within this large county (which also consisted of the duchy of Narbonne and the March of Provence) there were at least 11 viscounts who were vassals of the counts, one ...
3 days ago · As the greatest nobleman in France, he had no doubt that he must retain the prestige and privileges of the nobility; but he knew equally well that the nobility should not become a caste closed to ambitious and able men. He thus maintained the tradition of royal patronage, which helped to defuse social conflict. France - Absolutism, Louis XIV ...
1 day ago · A daughter of Louis VI of France, Constance represented the great hope for the Capetian dynasty of an alliance with the house of Toulouse against the rising power of the Angevin dynasty. But Constance's marriage to Raymond V of Toulouse was a disaster and after ten years she fled from his court to Capetian lands. She still described herself as ...
4 days ago · Several notable individuals have carried the name Louis-Alexandre. One of the most distinguished is Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse (1678–1737), the son of King Louis XIV of France and Françoise-Athénaïs, Marquise de Montespan. He played a significant role in the military and naval affairs of France.
4 days ago · François-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois (baptized January 18, 1639, Paris, France—died July 16, 1691, Versailles) was the secretary of state for war under Louis XIV of France and his most influential minister in the period 1677–91. He contributed to the reorganization of the French army.
3 days ago · South of the Loire emerged another set of lands: Provence, Auvergne, Toulouse, Barcelona, and Aquitaine. Country Facts. Capital, Population, Government... Provence, lying in what is now the southeastern corner of France, was not part of the western Frankish domains. Included in the middle kingdom (Francia Media) from 843, it passed to the kings ...
