Philippe-Louis-Marc-Antoine de Noailles, 1st duc de Mouchy
Philippe-Louis-Marc-Antoine,
comte de Noailles,
prince-duc de Poix, and
duc de Mouchy (
November 21 or
December 21,
1752—
February 15 or
February 17,
1819), was a
French politician of the
Revolution, the son of
Philippe de Noailles and grandson of
Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles. He held the
courtesy title of
prince de Poix as a child.
In
1789 he was elected to the
Estates-General by the
noblesse of
Amiens and
Ham, but was compelled to resign in consequence of a
duel with the commander of the
National Guard of
Versailles.
He left the country for some time, but returned to France and took part in the
riots of August, 1792. He was, however, forced to quit the country once more to evade the fate of his father and mother,
guillotined in
1794. On his father's death, he acceded
à brevêt to the titles of
comte de Noailles and
duc de Poix, as well as to the
Spanish title
duc de Mouchy.
Returning to France in
1800, he lived quietly at his residence in
Mouchy-le-Châtel (
Oise) during the
Empire. After the
Bourbon Restoration, he again came into favor and in
1817 was created
duc de Mouchy as a French title, thus becoming a
Peer of France.
