Overview
Philippe-Louis-Marc-Antoine, comte de Noailles, prince-duc de Poix, and 2nd Spanish and 1st French duc de Mouchy (21 November or 21 December 175217 February 1819), was a French soldier, and politician of the Revolution.
Biography
The son of Philippe de Noailles and grandson of Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, he was born on 21 November 1752
and held the courtesy title of prince de Poix as a child.
He was married to Anne Louise Marie de Beauvau, known as Mademoiselle de Beauvau (1 April 175020 November 1834), only child of Charles Juste de Beauvau and Marie Charlotte de La Tour d'Auvergne (who in turn was a daughter of Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne and his last wife Louise Henriette Francoise de Lorraine). He had two sons, Charles Arthur Tristan Languedoc de Noailles and Just de Noailles.
The French revolution
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.
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