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.
Political Instability 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. Noailles briefly fled France, but later returned 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, who themselves were
guillotined in 1794. Upon his father's death, he inherited 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, with the amnesty of
Émigrés, he remained at his residence in
Mouchy-le-Châtel (
Oise) during the
Empire. When the
Bourbons were restored, he again came into favour and in 1817 was created
duc de Mouchy as a French title, thus becoming a
Peer of France. He died at Paris on 17 February 1819. ==A comedy dedicated to
Monseigneur the Poix==