At the age of thirteen, he became a
musketeer and by 1687 he had become head of his regiment. He participated in the
Siege of Philippsburg (1688) and the
Battle of Landen (1693). He was made
brigadier in 1694 and served in
Flanders. In 1696, he was serving under Marshal
Catinat and Marshal
Boufflers, and was himself made a
marshal (of Flanders) and
Colonel General of
Dragoons in 1702. In 1704, he made lieutenant of the royal arms and, on 26 October 1704,
Colonel General of the French guards. He became envoy to
Philip V of Spain in 1705. He was wounded at the
Battle of Malplaquet (1709). In 1712, he became Lieutenant General of
Bayonne and Lieutenant General and
Governor of
Navarre and
Béarn. In 1715, he became Counselor of Regents and War and in 1720, acquired the title of
Duke of Gramont. In 1724, he became
Marshal of France. He died a year later, evidently in his
palace. ==Personal life==