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Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Duke of Mortemart (25 August 1636 – 15 December 1688) was a French nobleman and member of the ancient House of Rochechouart. His father Gabriel de Rochechouart de Mortemart was a childhood friend of Louis XIII. His older sister was Gabrielle de Rochechouart de Mortemart, the celebrated beauty of the era; another sister was Madame de Montespan herself the mistress of Louis XIV. He was ''Général des galères'' and Marshal of France, ''Maréchal de Vivonne''. ==Biography== The only son of Gabriel de Rochechouart de Mortemart, he was a member of the ancient House of Rochechouart which were the most ancient noble family in France after the royal family.〔 ''Encyclopédie Universalis''〕 This powerful dynasty of the Carolingian era dates back to Foucher, supporter of Charles the Bald, who became viscount (vicomte) of Limoges in 876. His descendants—Limoges, Rochechouart, Mortemart and de Brosse—ruled over the area for several centuries. The family takes its name from their seat at Rochechouart. His siblings were famous in their own right; his eldest sister, Gabrielle de Rochechouart de Mortemart (1634–1693), was a celebrated beauty famed for her obsession with her own self-importance; the next sister, Françoise de Rochechouart de Mortemart (1643–1707), was the future ''maîtresse en titre'' of Louis XIV from 1667 giving him seven children. His youngest, often called ''the'' most beautiful of the Mortemart daughters, was Marie Madeleine, who took a religious path in life later being nicknamed the ''reine des Abbesses'', "Queen of Abbesses". She was the Abbess of Fontevraud, the ancient and wealthy convent in Anjou. He was born at the Hôtel de Rochechouart, the family town house in Paris, on 25 August 1636 and was given the courtesy title of Count of Vivonne, one of the family's numerous titles. The county was later elevated to a ''duchy'' by which he is better known. He was an ''enfant d'honneur'', a child which had the right to play with the infant Dauphin, the future Louis XIV. Later on, he was noted as one of the bravest and wittiest men at Louis XIV's court. Louis Victor voluntarily entered the military in 1653 as the Captain of the Royal Guard under the command of Roger de Rabutin, cousin of the famous Madame de Sévigné. He distinguished himself greatly in Flanders and in Artois under the command of Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, ''Vicomte de Turenne''. He was notable for his involvement in the sieges of Landrecies, Condé-sur-l'Escaut and Valenciennes. Roger de Rabutin reported to his cousin the bravery of the young Louis Victor at Condé under his command. Later Colonel of the ''Royal Etranger'', he served in Italy twice before demanding a place in the Marines. He worked with the Duke of Beaufort, and was later created the ''Grand Master of Navigation''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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