Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles
Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles (
5 February 1650–
2 October 1708), was one of the chief generals of
France towards the end of the reign of
Louis XIV, and, after raising the regiment of Noailles in
1689, he commanded in
Spain during the
War of the Spanish Succession, and was made
marshal of France in
1693.
Son of
Anne, 1st duc de Noailles, he acceded to the title of
duc de Noailles on his father's death in
1677. He was married to
Marie-Françoise de Bournonville, with whom he had twenty-one children.
Adrien-Maurice, his seventh child and eldest surviving son, succeeded him upon his death.
